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N. Y. COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS

LAND PAPEES;

IN THE OFFICE OF THE

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1643-1803.

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LAND PAPEKS.

VOLUME I.

[Those marked thus (*) are in Dutch.]

1642-1681.

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1642. March 28. Deed from Gov. Kieft to the Rev. Francis

Dougthy and associates, for a township at Mespath, L. I., 1
1647. March 30. *Deed from Gov. Kieft to Hans Hansen, for 200

morgens of land at Mespath, L. I., 2

1653. Nov. 1. *Deed from Gov. Stuyvesant to Ensign Gerrit

Jansen, for a garden lot in Fort Orange, 4

1657. Aug. 22. *Conveyance to Mighiel Muyden of a house and

lot in Winckel straat, in the city of N. Amsterdam, 5

1660. May 7. Conveyance from Cornells Dirksen Hoogland to

Joris Jacobsen, of a house and lot at the ferry, L. I., . . . 6
1663. April 25. *Deed from Gov. Stuyvesant to Hendrick Cor-

nelissen van Holsteyn, of a lot of land at Esopus, village

of Wildwick, ;•.•;•••• 7

1665. March 4. Order of Gov. Nicolls respecting the division of

the Little Plains, between the towns of Hempstead and

Jamaica, L. I., 8

-n. April 8. Deed from Wm. Goulding, Sam Spicer and others,

for a tract of land at the Neversinck, N. J., 9

1666. Small Draught of land in difference between Mr. Pell and

Mr. Richbell, 10

April 29. Indian^deed to John Budd of a tract of land in
Westchester, twenty English miles north of Apanammis,
bounded on the south by Westchester path, on the east
by the Blind brook, and on the west by Mamorinack
river, and the north bounds are sixteen English miles

from Westchester path up into the country, 10

May 21. Draught of Eaton's Neck, 12

1667. March 9. Deed from Gov. Nicolls to Philip Pinckney, James

Everts and others, for a tract known as the "Ten ffarmes,

or Eastchester," 12

[No date.] Draught of Fordham and ye Meadows, 13

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4 LAND PAPERS. [vol. i.

Page.
166V. [No date.] Draughts of the land in question between Mr.

• Betts and Flatbush, 14-15

[No date.] *The plot of Bronckx, his land, 61

[No date.] Draught showing the location of Bronckx and
Jessup's land, with Mamorineck river in Westchester
county, and the location also of Vander Donck's house.

[This draught is imperfect], 17

1664-1667. List of the several patents in Kings Co., granted

by Gov'r Nicolls with their lines, 18

April 25. Deed of Confirmation from Gov. Nicolls to Caspar
Jacobsen, for land in Beverwick at Albany, 19

May 21. Deed of Confirmation from Gov. Nicolls to Arent
Andriesen, for land in Beverwick at Albany, 20

June 18. Deed of Confirmation from Gov. Nicolls to Mat-
thew Blanchan for a house and lot of grounds lying
and being at Wildwyck, at Esopus, 21

July 23. Deed of Confirmation from Gov. Nicolls to Roelloffe
Swartwout for land in Wildwyck, at Esopus, 22

July 23. Deed of Confirmation from Gov. Nicolls to Corne-
ll) s Barents Slecht, for between forty and fifty acres of
land at Esopus, 23

August 6. Record of a Deed confirming to Sybout Claesen,
two lots of Ground, one lying " to the north of the Waall,"
the other "to ye south of High Street" in the city of N.
York, 24

Oct. 16. Deed of Confirmation from Gov. Nicolls to Manuel
Sanders, a free negro for a parcel of land, house and
garden, marked No. 11, lying on Manhattan Island, near
Stuyvesant's Bowery, 25

Oct. 19. Deed of Confirmation from Gov. Nicolls to Cleyne
Anthony, a free negro, for six acres of land, lying on

Manhattan Island, 26

1668. Feb. 1 7. Deed of Confirmation, from Gov. Nicolls to Thomas
Verdun, for a lot of ground in the city of New York,
lying and being in a certain lane, or street, commonly
called by the name of the Smee straat, 27

March 6. Confirmation Patent for the town of Hempsteed
on Long Island, from Gov. Nicolls to John Hicks, John
Seaman, Richard Gildersleeve and others, freeholders of
said town, 29

March 22. Declaration of Packaponchie, Sachem of Masse-
peage, regarding the bounds of Mattinicock lands, L. L,
[with a rough draught], 30

June 18. Deed of Confirmation, from Gov. Nicolls to Izrail
Helme, Hendrick Jacobse and others, for a piece of land
lying upon Calcoon Hook on the west side of Delaware
river, 31

August 1. Deed of Confirmation from Gov. Nicolls to Jan
Van Bremen, for a piece of land containing about 70
acres, lying in Katts kill, upon the North river, 32

Oct. 16. Deed from Gov. Lovelace to John Richbell for a
piece of land contained in three necks, bounded on the east

vol. i.] LAND PAPERS. 5

Pago.
1G6S. by the Mamaroneck river, and on the west by Gravelly

or Stony brook, which divides it from Pell's purchase, 33

1670. April 13. Deed from the Indians to Gov. Lovelace, for an

Island in Hudson's river, commonly called Staten Island,
and by the Indians Aquehonga, Manacknong, 34

Aug. 10. Deed from Gov. Lovelace to Christopher Bersford,
for a lot and a half in the new town, laid out at Esopus,
called Marbleton, 35

Aug. 18. Deed from Gov. Lovelace to Richard Cage, for a
house lot in Marbleton, 30

Bounds of Carsten Fredericksen's land, 36

Nov. 9. An account of every man's lot upon the first and
second pieces of land belonging to Marbleton, 36

1671. March 30. Deed from Gov. Lovelace to Jan Joosten for a

Lot in Marbleton, 37

[No date.] Memorandum of 7 lots between Bostwick and
Newton, made by Mr. Nicolls to obtain a warrant of
survey, 38

April 11. '"Description of a survey of Jacob Kipp's land, on
East river, on Manhattan Island, by Ja: Corteljou,
surveyor, 39

June 16. Deed of Confirmation, from Gov. Lovelace to
Thomas Young, for a tract of land containing about 400
acres, lying on the west side of Delaware bay, about two
miles above St. Jones creek, > 40

Oct. 11. Deed of Confirmation from Gov. Lovelace to Gys-
bert Crum, for a lot of ground in Marbleton, containing
30 acres, 41

Oct. 11. Deed of Confirmation, from Gov. Lovelace to John
Joesten, for a lot of ground in Marbleton, containing 30
acres, 42

Dec. 16. Indian Deed, to Daniel Turneur, of New Har-
laem, for a tract of land, lying upon ye maine next to ye
land of John Archer, beginning at ye bay, on ye south
side of Crabb Island, and so running along ye creek,
parting ye maine and Manhattans' Island to B re mix land,
extending east and west so far as the land of the said
John Archer, 42

1672. Feb. 23. Deed from Gov. Lovelace to Jaques Corteljou, for

a parcel of land at Nayack, in the patent of New
Utrecht, upon Long Island, 43

Feb. 25. *Lease from Gov. Lovelace to Dirck Siecken, for a
tract of laud in New York, outside the Land-gate, called
the old Company's Bowery and Dominies Bouwery, at a
yearly rent of 600 gl. wampum, 44

April 1 . *Minute of a grant from the Court, at Kingston, to
Cornells Hoogeboom of a lot of ground for a brick yard, 45

April 1. *Petition to the Governor for Confirmation of the
same, [with draught], 45

June 25. Deed from Gov. Lovelace to Tierck Claessen de
Wit, for a parcel of bush-land, together with a house,
lot, orchard and calves' pasture, lying near Kingston, in
Esopus, 46

6 LAND PAPERS. [vol. i.

Page.

1672. July 3. Bounds of a tract of land above Schenectady, pur-

chased of the Maquaes Indians, extending from Schenec-
tady 3 miles westward, along both sides of the river,
ending at Quaquarionu, where the last Mohawk Castle
stands, 47

Sept. 5. *Description of a survey of Andrew Norwood's
land, on Staten Island, containing 150 acres, 47

Sept. 9. Conveyance from Jan Clute to Jan Jans Bleecker,
of a house and lot of ground, on the hill, in Albany, .... 48

1673. Feb. 18. *Minute of a grant, from the Court at Kingston, to

Jan Mattyson, of a lot of ground, 49

April 14. *Minute of a grant, from the Court at Hurley, of
a lot of ground, to Albert Hymans, 50

June 7. Deed of confirmation, from Gov. Lovelace to Mat-
thias Blanchan, for 36 acres of land in the town of Hurley,
[2 copies], : 51-2

July 15. Grant of a small piece of land, in Albany, lying
Avithout the town, beyond the north port, by a Tann-pitt,
from Gov. Lovelace to Cornelijs Van Schellijne, Shoemaker, 53

Oct. 14. *Deed from Gov. Colve to Nicholas Bayard, of a
lot of ground in the city of New Orange, [now New
York], 54

1674. Sept. 4. *Deed from Gov. Colve to Roeloff Vander Linde

and others, of a tract of land of 264 acres, lying on the
north west hook of Staten Island, 55

Sept. 20. Conveyance from Robert Williams to John Cham-
pion of 40 acres of land lying in Lusum, near Oyster
Bay, on Long Island, 56

Oct. 20. *Deed from Gov. Colve to Pieter Jansen Gouwanes,
and his sons, of 290 acres of land, on the southeast side
of Staten Island, 57

[No date.] Draught showing the location of Yonker and
Rum streets, in the city of Albany, with the guard house
and city gates, [Incorrectly endorsed New Jersey,] .... 58

1675. March 1. *Minute of a grant, from the Court at Marbleton,

to Jan Bigs, of a small piece of land, . . . . , 59

March 9. *Minute of a grant from the Court at Kingston to
George Hall, of a small piece of land, 60

Sept 2. *Conveyance from the Machicander Indians to Barent
Myndertsen, Master Shoemaker, of a tract of land con-
taining about 74 acres, beginning on the east side of
Hudson's river, opposite the end of Schotax Island, and
extends to a stream flowing in between Beeren and
Schuters Islands [with map and survey], 61

Sept. 10. *Minute of a grant from the Court of Hurley to
Hyman Albertsen Roosa, of a piece of land, 61

Oct. 1. Deed from Gov. Andros to Capt. Nathaniel Daven-
port and others, for a neck of land upon the north side of
Staten Island, opposite Shuter's Island, containing about
660 acres, [2 copies], 62-3

Oct. 15. Deed, from Gov. Andros, confirming, to Cornells
Hogeboom, the lot of ground granted him by the Corpo-
ration of Kingston for a brick yard. [See page 45], ... . 64

vol. i.] LAND PAPERS. 7

Page.

1675. List of surveys, made on Staten Island, from 16*72 to 1677,

by Jaques Cortelijou, 64

Oct. 18. *Description of a survey of about 256 acres of land
on the south side of Staten Island, for Gideon Marlett
and sous, by Ja: Cortelijou, 65

Oct. 18. *Description of a survey of 270 acres of land, on
Staten Island, for Pierre Billeau and sons, by Ja: Corte-
lijou, 65

Oct. 20. Description of a survey of 160 acres of land,
lying on the west side of Staten Island, for William
Roadsby, Ro : Ryder, surveyor, 65

Nov. 1. Draught of a patent to be granted to John Garret-
sen, for land on Long Neck, upon Staten Island, 66

Nov. 1. Copy of the bounds of 243 acres of land on the
south side of Staten Island; also 30 acres of salt meadow,
lying at the mouth of Fresh kill, patented to Gideon
Marlett and his two sons, Joshua and Paulus, 66

Nov. 5. Deed from Gov. Andros to John Roads for a
tract of land, containing 600 acres, lying "at the Whore
kill, on the west side of Delaware bay, called Rehobah,
lying upon Rehobah bay," 67

1676. March 7. Conveyance from Madam Johanna De Laet, wife

of Jeronimus Ebbing to George Hall, of a tract of land
lying at the Great Bridge, at Kingston, 68

March 17. *Conveyance from Albert Cornelissen Wantenaer,
to Peter Simpson, of a house and lot, orchard and garden,
in Brooklyn, 68

March 31. Description of a survey of 256 acres of land, on
the south side of Staten Island, laid out for Gideon
Marlett and others, 69

March 31. Description of a survey of 270 acres of land on the
south side of Staten Island, for Peter Biliau and others, 69

March 31. Description of a survey of 76 acres of land lying
near the Great kill, upon Staten Island, for Robert Rider, 69

Description of a survey of 90 acres of land, lying upon the
south side of the Fresh kill, on Staten Island, laid out for
Francis Sheartree, by Ja: Corteljou, surveyor, 69

Description of a survey of 180 acres of land lying upon the
south side of the IVesh kill, laid out for Richard Come-
well, by Ja: Cortelijou, surveyor, 69

Description of a survey of 180 acres of land, lying at the
south of the Fresh kill upon Staten Island, laid out for
Samuel Leete, by Ja: Cortilijou, surveyor, , 69

Description of a survey of 180 acres of land, hang at the
south side of the Fresh kill upon Staten Island, laid out
for Christopher Hoagland, by Ja: Cortelijou, surveyor,. . 69

Description of a survey of about 90 acres of land, lying
on the south side of the Fresh kill, upon Staten Island,
laid out for Hans Christead by Ja : Cortelijou, surveyor, 69

Description of a survey of about 90 acres of land, lying on
the south side of Fresh kill, upon Staten Island, laid out
for Carston Jonson by Ja: Cortelijou, surveyor, 69

8 LAND PAPERS. [vol. i.

Pago.
1676. Description of a survey of about 90 acres of land, lying on
the south side of Fresh kill, upon Staten Island, laid out
for Jon : Edsall, by Ja: Cortelijou, surveyor, 69

Description of a survey of about 90 acres of land, lying on
the south side of Fresh kill, upon Staten Island, laid out
for Georg : Corbet by Ja : Cortelijou, surveyor, 69

Description of a survey of a lot of land lying at ye south
of ye Fresh kill, containing 80 acres, with six acres of
salt meadow at ye south of Long Neck, and 4 acres of
fresh in ye cove to the north of Seadar Poynte, laid out
for Jon: Sharpe by Ja : Cortelijou, surveyor, 69

Description of a survey of 80 acres of land lying at ye south
of ye Fresh kill, upon Staten Island, with 6 acres of salt
meadow on ye south of Long Neck, and 4 acres of fresh
in ye cove to the north of Seadar Poynte, laid out for
Henry Newton, by Ja: Cortelijau, surveyor, 69

Description of a survey of 160 acres of land, lying at ye
south of ye Fresh kill, upon Staten Island, with 12 acres
of salt meadow in ye south of Long Neck, and 8 acres of
fresh in ye cove to ye north of Seadar Poynte ; laid out
for Richard Still well, by Ja: Cortelijau, surveyor, 69

Description of a survey of 80 acres of land, lying at ye
south of ye Fresh kill, upon Staten Island, with 6 acres
of salt meadew in ye cove of Karle's Neck, and 4 acres
of fresh in ye cove to ye north of Seadar Poynte, laid out
for Tho : Berryman by Ja : Corteljou, surveyor, 69

Description of a survey of 160 acres of land lying upon
Karle's Neck, on Staten Island, with 12 acres of salt
meadow, fronting, and 8 acres of fresh lying in ye cove
to ye north of Seadar Poynte, laid out for Henry Taylor,
by Ja : Cortelijau, surveyor, 69

Description of a survey of 160 acres of land, lying upon
Karle's Neck, upon Staten Island, with 12 acres of salt
meadow adjoining Henry Taylors, and 8 acres of fresh in
ye cove to ye north of Seadar Poynte, laid out for Elias
Doughty, by Ja: Corteljau, surveyor, 69

Description of a survey of 160 acres of land, lying upon
Karle's Neck, on Staten Island, with 12 acres of salt
meadow and 8 acres of fresh in ye cove to ye north of
Seadar Poynte, laid out for Tho : Gibbs, 69

Description of a survey of 160 acres of land, lying upon
Karle's Neck, on Staten Island, with 12 acres of salt
meadow, and 8 acres of fresh in ye cove to ye north of
Seadar Poynte, laid out for Wni. Lawrense, 69

Description of a survey of 160 acres of land, lying upon
Karle's Neck, on Staten Island, with 12 acres of salt
meadow, and 8 acres of fresh in ye cove to the north of
Seadar Poynte, laid out for Thomas Wandall, 69

Description of a survey of 80 acres of land at ye head of ye
meadows between Long Neck and Karle's Neck, upon
Staten Island, with 6 acres of salt meadow and 4 acres

vol. i.] LAND PAPERS. 9

Pago.
1676. of fresh in ye cove to the north of Seadar Poynte, laid out

for Jon : Bissell, 69

Description of a survey of 80 acres of land at ye head of ye
meadows between Long Neck and Karle's Neck, upon
Staten Island, with 6 acres of salt meadow and 4 acres of
fresh, in ye cove to the north of Seadar Poynte, laid out
for Thomas Carr, 69

Description of a survey of 160 acres of land at ye meadows
between Long Neck and Karle's Neck, upon Staten Island,
with 12 acres of salt meadow and 8 acres of fresh, in ye
cove to the north of Seadar Poynte, laid out for Thos :
Laurense, ^ 69

Description of a survey of 150 acres of meadow and upland,
lying upon the north side of Staten Island, laid out for
Thomas Wandall, by Ro : Ryder, surveyor, 69

Description of a survey of 97 acres of upland with meadow
proportionate, lying upon the north side of Staten Island,
laid out for Thomas Berriman, by Ro : Ryder, surveyor, 69

List of Staten Island patents, 69

Description of a survey of 80 acres of land, lying upon the
north west side of Staten Island, with 6 acres of salt
meadow, fronting the said lot, and 4 acres of fresh in ye
cove to ye north of Daniel Perrin, adjoining to ye Poynte,
laid out for Francis Lea, .... 70

Description of a survey of 80 acres of land, lying on the
northwest side of Staten Island, with six acres of salt
meadow, fronting the said lot, and 4 acres of fresh, in ye
cove to ye north of Daniel Perrin's meadow, laid out for
William Churchill, 70

Description of a survey of 160 acres of land, lying on the
northwest side of Staten Island, with 10 acres of salt
meadow fronting the said lot, and 10 acres more lying at
the head of Long Neck, laid out for William Nicholls, 70

Description of a survey of 80 acres of land, lying upon the
northwest side of Staten Island, with 6 acres of salt
meadow, lying at the head of Long Neck, and 4 acres of
fresh in ye cove to ye north of Dan : Perrin's, laid out for
William Welch, 70

Description of a survey of 80 acres of land lying upon the
northwest side of Staten Island, with 3 acres of meadow
fronting, and 7 acres of meadow at ye west end of ye
Island of meadow, against Seadar Poynte, laid out for Elias
Puddington, 70

Description of a survey of 80 acres of land, lying upon the
northwest of Staten Island, with 10 acres of meadow
upon ye Island of Meadow against Seadar Poynte, laid
out for Robt. Ryder, 70

Description of a survey of 160 acres of land, lying upon the
northwest side of Staten Island, with 20 acres of meadow
upon the Island of Meadow against Seadar Poynte, laid out
for Richard Charleton, 70

I.— 2.

10 LAND PAPERS. [vol. i.

Page.
1076. Description of a survey of 160 acres of land, lying upon the
northwest side of Staten Island, with 20 acres of meadow
at the head of Long Neck, laid out for Thos. Smith, 70

Description of a survey of 160 acres of land, lying upon the
northwest side of Staten Island, with 20 acres of meadow
upon Long Neck, laid out for Jon : Ryder, 70

Description of a survey of 80 acres of land lying upon the
south side of Staten Island, with 6 acres of salt meadow
to ye north east of Seadar Poynte, and 4 acres of fresh in
ye cove to ye north of Daniell Perrin's, laid out for John
Fitz Garratt, 70

Description of a survey of a lot of land lying upon the
south side of Staten Island, with 5 acres of meadow ad-
jacent to ye creek of Granees, and 5 acres of moore to ye
northeast of Seadar Poynte, laid out for Tho : Davison, . . 70

Description of a survey of a lot of land lying upon the south
side of Staten Island, with 5 acres of meadow adjacent to
ye creek of Granees, and 5 acres of moore to ye northeast
of Seedar Poynte, laid out for Thomas Younge, 70

Description of a survey of 80 acres of land lying upon ye
northwest side of Staten Island, with 6 acres of salt mea-
dow and 4 acres of fresh in ye cove to ye north of Daniel
Perrin's, laid out for Turcoate, 70

Description of a survey of 160 acres of land, lying upon ye
northwest side of Staten Island, with six acres of salt
meadow, fronting, and 14 acres of meadow upon Long
Neck, laid out for Sainuell Gannepaine, 70

Description of a survey of 80 acres of land lying upon the
northermost part of Long Neck, upon Staten Island, with 6
acres of salt meadow, fronting, and 4 acres of fresh, to ye
north of Seadar Poynte, in ye cove, laid out for Jon :
Garrison, 70

Description of a survey of 80 acres of land, lying upon Long
Neck, on Staten Island, with 6 acres of salt meadow and
4 acres of fresh in ye cove, to ye north of Seadar Poynte,
laid out for Andrew Canon, 70

Description of a survey of 80 acres of land, lying upon Long
Neck, on Staten Island, with 6 acres of salt meadow in ye
cove of Long Neck, and 4 acres of fresh in ye cove to
ye north of Seadar Poynte laid out for Jon : Casee, .... 70

Description of a survey of a lot of land lying upon Long
Neck, on Staten Island, with 6 acres of salt meadow in
ye cove of Long Neck, and 4 acres of fresh, in ye cove
to ye north of Seadar Poynte, laid out for Richard
Dodiman, 70

Description of a survey of 80 acres of land, lying upon
Long Neck, on Staten Island, with 6 acres of salt mea-
dow, at ye head of the meadows at ye head of the fresh
kill, with 4 acres of fresh in ye cove to ye north of Seadar
Poynte, laid out for Richard Harny, 70

Description of a survey of 80 acres of land lying upon the
south side of Staten Island, with 4 acres of meadow in

vol. i.] LAND PAPERS. H

1676. ye creek and 5 acres more to ye northeast of Seadar

Poynte, laid out for Jon : Hinchman, 70

Description of a survey of 80 acres of land lying upon the
south side of Staten Island, with 10 acres of meadow

adjoining in ye creek, laid out for Paulus Regrence, 70

Description of a survey of 80 acres of land lying upon ye
south side of Staten Island, with 6 acres of salt meadow
to ye northeast of Seadar Poynte and 4 acres of fresh in
ye cove to ye north of Daniell Perrin's, laid out for Joseph

Thorne, 70

Description of a survey of 80 acres of land lying upon the
south side of Staten Island, with 6 acres of salt meadow
lying to ye northeast of Seadar Poynte, and 4 acres of
fresh in ye cove to ye north of Daniell Perrin's, laid out

for Samuel Curtisse, 70

Description of a survey of 80 acres of land, lying upon the
south side of Staten Island, with 6 acres of salt meadow
to the northeast of Seadar Poynte, and 4 acres of fresh
in ye cove to the north of Daniell Perrin's, laid out for

Tho : Joanes, 70

Description of a survey of 80 acres of land lying upon the
south side of Staten Island, with 6 acres of salt meadow
to ye northeast of Seadar Poynte, and 4 acres of fresh,
lying in ye cove to ye north of Daniell Perrin's, laid out

for Thomas Moore, 70

Description of a survey of 80 acres of land, lying upon the
south side of Staten Island, with 10 acres of meadow to
ye southeast of Fresh kill, laid out for Anthony Gleane, . . 70
Description of a survey of 160 acres of land, lying upon the
south side of Staten Island, with 12 acres of salt meadow
to ye northeast of Seadar Poynte, and 8 acres of fresh in
ye cove to ye north of Daniell Perrin's, laid out for Ralph

Hutchison, 70

Description of a survey of 160 acres of land, lying upon the
south side of Staten Island, with 20 acres of salt meadow
lying in ye meadow to ye southwest of the Fresh kill,

laid out for Rutt Josta Jan Bront, 70

Description of a survey of 90 acres of land, lying to the
south of Fresh kill, upon Staten Island, laid out for Rich-
ard Curtise, 71

Description of a survey of 188 acres of land lying at the
north side of Fresh kill, upon Staten Island, between ye
two runs of Karle's Neck and Long Neck, laid out for

Jon : Chrushshuron, 71

Description of a survey of 188 acres of land lying at the

north side of Fresh kill, upon Staten Island, between

Karle's Neck and Long Neck, laid out for Jacob Pullion, 71

Description of a survey of a lot of land, at Staten Island, at

Karle's Neck, at ye Fresh Kill, containing 94 acres, laid

out for Edward Marshall, 72

Description of a survey of a lot of land at Staten Island at
Karle's Neck at ye Fresh kill, containing 94 acres, laid out
for Thomas Morgan, 72

12 LAND PAPERS. [vol. i.

Page.
1676. Description of a survey of a lot of land at Staten Island at
Karle's Neck at ye Fresh kill, containing 94 acres, laid out
for Barne Tisen, 72

Description of a survey of 94 acres of land at Staten Island
on Karle's Neck, laid out for Wolford Proll, 73

Description of a survey of 94 acres of land at Staten Island
on Karle's Neck, laid out for Jon : Martiline, 73

Description of a survey of 94 acres of land lying at Staten
Island on Karle's Neck, laid out for Isaac See, 73

April 15. *Minute of a grant by the Court at Kingston to
Win. Trophagen for 20 acres of land, 74

April 24. *Description of a survey of 176 acres of land upon
Staten Island under the Yserberg (or Iron Mount) for
Louis Lakman by Ja : Corteljau, surveyor, 75

April 24. *Description of a survey of about 96 acres of land
upon Staten Island adjoining the preceding, laid out for
Francois Martino by Ja : Corteljau, surveyor, 75

April 24. *Description of a survey of 178 acres of land upon
Staten Island, laid out for Jaques Guy on by Ja : Corteljau,
surveyor, 75

April 24. *Description of a survey of 88 acres of land upon
Staten Island, laid out for George Cornmin by Ja : Cortel-
jou, surveyor, 75

April 26. Description of a survey of 40 acres of land lying
at the Esopus, laid out for Paulus Paulessen by W. Mon-
tague, surveyor, 76

May 10. Indian deed to Jackeline Turnier widow and Daniel
Turnier her son, of New Haerlem, for a tract of land at
Mentipasse kill running northerly to a creek called Sa-
prowha by Crabb Island, then east and west to Bronckx
river in Westchester Co., 78

June 5. Deed from Gov. Andros to Jacob Tyse Vander Hey-
den, for a lot of ground " within the Towne's fence, at the
corner of the street by the plaine " near the new Church-
yard in Albany, 79

Aug. 4. Description of a survey of a tract of land belonging
to Marbleton in Esopus, called ye froid stuck and con-
taining, by estimation, about 100 acres, to be patented to
Wm. Ashfordby, 80

Sept. 4. Description of a survey of 40 acres of land at ye
Esopas at ye Mumbackers lying at ye Round Doubt river,
laid out for Thomas Quicke, 81

Description of a survey of 60 acres of land at ye Esopas, at
ye Mumbackers, lying at ye Roundoubt kill, laid out for
Charrat Clause, 81

Description of a survey of 32 acres of land at the Esopas at
ye Mumbackers, lying by ye Roundout kill, laid out for
Aron ifranse, 81

Sept. 5. *Memorandum of the dimensions of a piece of wild
land at Kingston, for Tjerck Claesen, 82

Sept. 5. *Minute of a grant from the court at Kingston of

the preceding tract of land to the same, 83

Sept. 5. Minute of a grant from the court of Kingston to

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Pase-
1676. Mattys Mattison and Dirck Jansen Skiprnouse, of a piece

of land near that village, 84

Sept. 15. *Minute of a grant from the corporation of Kings-
ton to Captain Chambers of a piece of land lying on the
great kill, 85

Sept. 21. *Minute of a grant from the court at Kingston, to
Wessel Ten Broeck of a certain marsh containing 14 acres, 86

Sept. 25. *Minute of a grant from the court at Kingston to
William Ashfordby, of 104 acres of land in Marbleton,
situated behind the Kaelebergh and called the fifth stuck,
and 4 acres at the same place near a tract called the sixth
stuck, 86

Sept. 27. *Petition of Jan Adriansen, Michael Mot and other
troopers of Kingston, praying the grant of a valley in the
neighbourhood of that village for the pasture of their
horses, 87

Oct. 1 . Conveyance from Frederick Hussey to Claes Tunis-
son, of a lot of land of about 50 acres, in Marbleton,. ... 88

Oct. 2. Draught of a patent to Wessel Ten Broeck, for a
marsh at Kingston, 88

Oct. 2. Deed from Gov. Andros to Anthony Addison, for a
certain parcel of land above Marbleton in Esopus, lying
over against the Kael Bergh, called by the name of Brooke-
boone hook, containing the quantity of 20 acres, 89

Oct. 2. Deed from Gov. Andros to William Trophagen for a
certain piece of land at Esopus, lying north east from
Capt. Thomas Chambers' ffarm, containing about 10 acres,
as also another piece of land containing 10 acres, lying
north and south, alongst the greate creeke or kill to the
water kolch, . . . « 90

Oct. 2. Draughts of the aforesaid patents to Trophagen and
Chambers, 91

Oct. 2. Deed from Gov. Andros to William Ashfordby, for a
certain piece of land belonging to Marbleton in Esopus,
lying behind the Kaelbergh, called by the name of the
fifth piece containing about one hundred and four acres,
and also about 4 acres on the sixth piece to the east of
the Kaelbergh, 92

Oct. 5. Description of a survey of 372 acres of land "lying
upon ye easterne side of Staten Island," laid out at ye re-
quest of Andrew Norwood of ye Island of Barbados,
merchant, by Ro : Ryder, deputy surveyor, [with
draught,] 93

Oct. 7. Description of the meadow land assigned to the fore-
going by Ro : Ryder, deputy surveyor, 94

Nov. 13. Description of a survey of about one acre of fliy
lying upon ye towne of Kingston at Esopus, laid out by
order of ye magistrates of Esopus for Wessel Ten Brooke, 96

Description of a survey of about 7 acres of tfly before ye
. towne of Kingston at Esopus, laid out for Matias Mati-
son Derricke Jonson Schapemos, 96

Description of a survey of 8 acres of ffly lying before ye

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1676. towne of Kingston at Esopus, laid out for ye troopers of
Esopus, 96

Description of a survey of 20 acres of land being part of a
tract known as the Butterfield, lying to ye southwest of
Marbletown, laid out for George Hall, [with draught,] ... 97

Description of a survey of 20 acres of land, being part of a
tract known as the Butterfield, lying to ye southwest of
Marbleton, laid out for Sam : Leette, [with draught,] 97

Description of a survey of 22 acres of land, being part of a
tract known as the Butterfield, lying to ye southwest of
Marbletown, laid out for Thomas Kerton, [with draught,] 97

Description of a survey of 28 acres of land, being part of a
tract known as Butterfield, lying to ye southwest of Mar-
bletown, laid out for Jon. Kerton, [with draught,] 97

Nov. 20. Description of a survey of 30 acres of land on Man-
hattan Island upon the East river, laid out for Gabriell
Curtese by Bo : Ryder, surveyor, 97

The bounds of the town of Southampton, given in by C.
Howell, 98

The bounds of the town of Southold, as in the record, 98

Draught of a patent confirming to Lewis Morris a tract of
land " lying and being upon the main over against the
town of Harlem, commonly called Bronckx land," 98

French draught of part of Staten Island, 99

Dec. 8. Description of 400 acres of land in Cedar creek, laid
out for Jas. Loten, 100

Dec. 12. Description of a survey of 60 acres of land on Man-
hattan Island, lying to the north of Turtle bay and south-
west of the land of Jacobus Fabretius for Cornelius Mat-
ison by Ro : Ryder, surveyor, 100

Dec. 28. Description of a survey of an island in Rondout
river, containing 73 acres, commonly called by the In-
dians, Assincke Island, with 16£ acres near the same, laid
out for Henry Bateman and Herman Hendricks, by Ro :
Ryder, surveyor, [with draught,] 100

1677. Jan. 27. Description of a survey of 60 acres of land on Man-

hattan Island, bounded in front by the river and on the
northwest by the commons, laid out for Jacobus ffabri-
sius by Ro : Ryder, deputy surveyor, 101

[No date.] Petition of John Dally praying a grant of a tract
of land lying in the rear of his lot upon the south side of
Staten Island, 101

March 10. Description of a survey of a lot of ground in
Smith's streete in the city of New York, " no w inhabited
by Jon : Henry, formerly possessed by his wife Mary, ye
widow of George Dobson." Ro : Ryder, surveyor, 102

March 15. Description of a survey of 30 acres of land lying
upon Manhattan Island, to ye northeast of Turtle bay,
laid out for John Danielson by Ro : Ryder, surveyor,. . . 103

[No date.] Description of a survey of a tract of land in the
town of Marble, lying on the south side of the Esopus
kill, laid out for George Hall and others by Leonard
Beckwith, surveyor, [with draught,] 103

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Page.
1677. March 16. Copy of Wynant Pieter's patent for a certain piece,
of upland at the Redhook or point over against Nuten
Island within the limits of Brucklyne in the west riding
of Yorkshire upon, 104

March 16. *Description of a survey of a parcel of land on
the Kil van Kol upon Staten Island, containing 160 acres,
together with 12 acres of valley, laid out for Peter Jan-
sen GoAvanes by Ja : Corteljou, surveyor, 105

March 16. *Description of a survey of a parcel of land con-
taining 172 acres, lying on the west side of Staten Island,
adjoining the mill land, laid out for Gerrit Croose by Ja:
Corteljou, surveyor, 106

March 19. Certificate of the deputy mayor and alderman
Lewis of New York, in relation to John Henry's lot in
that city. (Seepage 102.) '. 107

March 28. Draught of a patent to for a tract
of land in the west Riding of Yorkshire, upon Long
Island, lying on the west side of the new lots belonging
to Flattbush, 108

March 28. Draught of a patent to Arien Hendricksen, for a
tract of land in the west Riding of Yorkshire, upon Long
Island, lying near the new lots belonging to the town of
Flattbush, 108

April 6. Surrender of Richard Patteshall of all interest in the
patent granted by Gov. Andros to him in partnership
with Capt. Nathaniel Davenport and others, for a tract
of land on Staten Island, 109

April 25. Description of a survey of 30 acres of land upon
Manhattan Island, on the river side, laid out for George
Elphenstone, by Ro : Ryder, surveyor, 110

April 25. Description of a survey of 32 acres, upon Manhat-
tan Island, on the river side, laid out for Jacob Younge,
by Ro : Ryder, surveyor, 110

*Minute of a grant from the court of Kingston to Albert
Gevertson, of a tract of land on the opposite side of the
kill, which runs through the Esopus land, 110

May 8. *Minute of a grant from the court at Kingston to
Jan Williamsen Hoogtig, of about 8 acres of land, Ill

May 8. *Minute of a grant from the court at Kingston, to
Lieut. George Hall, of 6 acres of land over the Mill kill, 112

May 8. *Minute of a grant from the court at Kingston, to
Joost Adriansen, for 6 acres of land over the Mill kill, . . 113

May 26. *Deed from the Esopus Indians to Louis Dubois
and associates, of a tract of land over the Rondout
kill, beginning at the high hill called Moggonck, thence
southeast to Juffrous Hook in the Long Reach on the
great river (called in Indian Magaat Ramis), thence
north to the Island called Rappoos, lying in the Kromme
Elbow, at the commencement of the Long Reach, thence
west to the High hill to a place Waracahaes and Tawa-
eretagne, along the High hill southwest to Moggonck,
with free access to the Rondout kill, (New Paltz.) 114

June 2. Description of a survey of " 80 acres of land and 10

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Page.
1677. acres of meadow," lying upon the west side of Staten
Island, by the river side, laid out for Etiene Gayneaw, by
Ro : Ryder, surveyor, 115

[No date.] Draught of a patent to Richd. Charlton, for 160
acres of land, with 20 acres of meadow lying upon the
northwest side of Staten Island, 117

June 28. Surrender of Tho : Thacher, on behalf of the
widow of Nathaniell Davenpoi*t, deceased, of land on
Staten Island, granted to the said Nathaniell Davenport,
in his life-time and since unimproved, 118

July 9. Description of a survey of 30 acres of land lying
upon Manhattan Island, to ye southwest of Murdanies
my, between the commons of Harlem and Hudson's river,
laid out for Hen : Hendrickson Bosh, by Ro : Ryder, sur-
veyor, 119

July 20. Description of a survey of 60 acres of land lying
upon Manhattan Island, by ye Coble kill, upon the East
river, laid out for David Deffore, by Ro : Ryder, surveyor, 120

[No date.] Petition of Jonathan Right, John Embree and
others, inhabitants in the town of Flushing, upon Long
Island, praying a warrant to survey 60 acres of land for
each of them, pursuant to the Governor's order, 120

July 20. Description of a survey of 30 acres of land lying
upon the river on the southeast side of Manhattan Island,
laid out for John Benew, by Ro : Ryder, surveyor, 121

[No date.] Dimensions of the land for John Turwell of
Hampstead, lying on Cow Neck, at a place called ye
Barey Beck, being bounded on the south by Hampstead
Harbour, 121

July 26. Description of a survey of 60 acres of land upon
Manhattan Island, on the East river side, laid out for Jon :
Bassett, by Ro : Ryder, surveyor, 122

Sept. 24. Petition of John Garton, of Marbleton, hi Esopus,
for leave to build an habitation on his lot in the fourth
stick, with ' 122

Oct. 6. Report in favour of granting the same, 122

Petition of Anthony Addison, to whom a tract of land has

been granted, not far from Marble, but remote by reason

of the kill, requesting leave to live over ye kill, and also,

: that a certain parcel of land containing about 20 acres,

may be granted him, with, 122

Oct. 6. Report in favor of granting the same, 122

Sept. 25. *Petition of Claes Teunissen, for a deed of lot of
land at Marbleton, 123

Sept. 25. *Minute of a grant from the court at Kingston, tc
Jacob Rutgerson, of a piece of land containing 40 acres, 124

[No date.] Petition of John Rodhs, praying a grant of 500
acres of land lying upon the south side of a creek called
Slatter creek, and on ye north side of a neck of land
called Plomhooke, 124

Sept. 27. *Indian deed to Jacob Rutgerson, of 40 acres of
> i i land at Kingston, 125

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Page.
1677. Sept. 27. *Conveyance from Jan Boi-hans to Joost Andrian-

sen, of a house and lot situated in Kingston, 126

Sept. 29. Deed from Gov. Andros to Henry Newton for 90
acres of land, with meadow proportionate, lying at Karle's
Neck, upon Staten Island, 127

Oct. 8. Deed from Gov. Andros to Tjerck Claesen, of a piece
of woodland containing about 50 acres, lying at Kingston,
in Esopus, to ye west of the towne, 128

Oct. 8. Deed from Gov. Andros, to the troopers of Esoptis,
of 7^ acres of land, lying beneath the towne of Kingston, 129

Oct. 10. Description of a survey of 25 acres of land upon
Staten Island, laid out for Andrew Norwood, and lying
to the northward of his plantation. Ro : Ryder, surveyor, 130

Oct. 16. Description of a survey of a small piece of ground,
about one quarter of an acre, on Manhattan Island, lying
by the edge of ye hill near ye fresh water, laid out for
Nicholas Demeyer, by Ro : Ryder, surveyor, 131

Oct. 22. *Petition of Louis du Bois and others, for a patent
at the Esopus, 132

Oct. 22. Description of a survey of 144 acres of upland and
18 acres of meadow, lying upon the south east side of
Staten Island, laid out for Nathaniel Brittaine, by Ro :
Ryder, surveyor, 133

Oct. 24. Description of a survey of 124 acres of land, lying
at ye New Dorp, on Staten Island, formerly called ye
Governor's lot, laid out for Obadiah Holmes, by Ro :
Ryder, surveyor, 134

Oct. 24. Description of a survey of 78 acres of land, lying
at ye New Dorp, upon Staten Island, laid out for Jon :
Watson, by Ro : Ryder, surveyor, 135

Oct. 25. Patent from Gov. Andros to the freeholders and in-
habitants of the town of Oysterbay, L. I., 136

Oct. 26. Description of a survey of 35 acres of land, lying
upon ye Island Manhattan at ye sand hills neare the Bow-
ry, laid out for Wolfert Webber, Henricke Cornelius and
Bastian Elson, by Ro : Ryder, surveyor, 137

Oct. 26. Description of a survey of 108 acres of meadow
and upland lying at ye New Dorpe upon Staten Island,
laid out for Jon: Kingdom by Ro : Ryder, surveyor,. ... 139

Oct. 26. Description of a survey of 109 acres of meadow and
upland lying at ye New Dorp upon Staten Island, laid out
for Daniell Still well by Ro : Ryder, surveyor, 140

Oct. 26. Description of a survey of 275 acres of land lying
upon ye west side of Staten Island, laid out for William
Dyer by Ro : Ryder, surveyor, 141

Oct. 26. Description of a survey of 78 acres of land lying at
ye New Dorp upon Staten Island, laid out for Richard
Dodiman by Ro : Ryder, surveyor, 142

Oct. 26. Description of a survey of 90 acres of meadow and
upland lying upon the west side of Staten Island, laid out
for Robert Goldsberry by Ro : Ryder, surveyor, 143

Oct. 26. Description of a survey of 69 acres of land lying

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Pago.
1677. upon ye southeast side of Staten Island, laid out for Hen-
ry Comely by Ro : Ryder, surveyor, 144

Oct. 26. Description of a survey of 79 acres of land lying up-
on ye southeast side of Staten Island, laid out for Richard

Michell by Ro : Ryder, surveyor, 144

[No date.] Draught of a patent to Cornelius Mattyson for
60 acres of land upon the Island Manhatans lying to the

northward of Dewtel bay, 145

Oct. 28. Description of a survey of 73 acres of land lying

upon the southeast side of Staten Island under ye hills,

laid out for Thomas Stillwell by Ro: Ryder, surveyor,. . 145

Oct. 28. Description of a survey of 78 acres of meadow and

upland lying upon Staten Island on ye hills, laid out for

William Stillwell by Ro : Ryder, surveyor, 145

Oct. 31. Description of a survey of 246 acres of land lying
upon the south side of Staten Island, laid out for William

and Peter Jonson by Ro : Ryder, surveyor, 146

[No date.] Petition of Henry Pawling for a grant for a piece
of ffleyland lying under Hurley joining to Wasmaker's
land, being about 20 acres or thereabouts, as also a piece
of land lying over against Cuxing on ye west side of the
Redout kill, with a small piece of woodland together 40

acres or thereabouts lying under Marbletowne, 146

Oct. 31. Description of a survey of 82 acres at the New

Dorp, laid out for Jon. Dawley by Ro : Ryder, surveyor, 147
Oct. 31. Description of a survey of 98 acres of land lying
upon the southeast side of Staten Island, laid out for

Frans Laurus by Ro : Ryder, surveyor, 147

Oct. 31. Description of a survey of 98 acres of land lying
upon the southeast side of Staten Island, laid out for

Samuel Curtise by Ro : Ryder, surveyor, 147

Nov. *Draught of Martin Gerritson's 24 acres of land. By

Peter Meesey Vrooman. E. A. Apple, 1677, 148

Nov. 10. Description of a survey of 15 acres of land lying
near the Bowery on the Island Manhatans, laid out for
Peter Jansen of ye Bowery by Ro : Ryder, surveyor,. . . 149
Petition of Bartell Claesen and Dirk Johnson Vander Vliet,
overseers of ye towne of Flattbush, praying that the quit
rent upon the new lots of land containing 30 acres, or
thereabouts, granted to ye town of Flatbush, by a general

patent, may be remitted, 149

*A plott for Gerrit Lennox land, containing 78 acres, 150

1678. April 13. *Minute of a grant from the court at Kingston, to

Wessel Ten Broeck, for a lot of wild land, 151

Copy of Wynant Pieter's patent, for a certain piece of upland,
at the Red Hook, or point over against Nuten Island,
within the limits of Brucklvne, in the west riding of York-
shire, upon Long Island, 151

Dec. 28. Indian deed to Louis Dubois, for land at the Esopus,
embracing ye lands on both sides of ye creeke, and ye
land called in ye Indian tongue Pawachta to Pakaseek,
Wakaseeck, Wakankonach, 152

1679. April 11. Description of the bounds of a parcel of wood-

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Pago.
1679. land, lying on ye south side of Kingstowne, and a small
meadow, lying and being by the mill creek to ye west of a
rocky hill, containing, in all, 16 acres, with a house lot in
Kingstowne, granted to Wm. De Meyer, 153

April 28. *Conveyance from the court, at Albany, to Jan
Clute, of lot No. 11, on the hill, in Albany, dated 8th of
June, 1668, N. S., with certificate on the back that it
properly belongs to Capt. Clute, who desires a patent for
the same, having sold it to others, 154

May 2. Letter of Robert Sanders to Capt. Matthias Nicolls,
in relation to a patent to include ye Bowery, and a piece
of wood land bought of the Indians, and lying to ye south
of his Bowery, with Walleviss Island, 154

June 9. Draught of Roelofie Hendrick's patent at the Esopus, 155

July 1 . Agreement between Capt. James Carteret and Mrs.
Elizabeth Bedlow for his resignation of Love Island,. . . . 155

July 5. Order from the court held for the Whorehill to have
Barnard Hodge's land surveyed, 157

July 23. Description of the bounds and measure of lot No.
11, on which a house now stands, to be granted to C. J.
Cluet, without quit rent, J. J. Bleecker being concerned, 158

Aug. 18. Letter of Robert Sanders to Capt. Matthias Nicolls,
in relation to the land for which he desires a patent. (See

page 154,) 158

1677. Sept. 29. Deed of Confirmation from Gov. Andros to Domo:
Johannis Theodore Polhemius for a tract of land in the
town of Midwout, in the west riding of Yorkshire, upon
Long Island, 159

1679. Nov. 8- Draught of Conveyance, from Gabriel Minvielle, to

George Lockart, of a tract of land, within the limits of
the town of Woodbridge, in the province of New Jersey, 159

Dec. 5. Description of a survey of 35 acres of land, lying
near ye Fresh kill, upon ye Island Manhatans, laid out for
Peter Jacobsen, by Ro: Ryder, surveyor, 160

Dec. 5. Description of a survey of 30 acres of land, lying
near ye Basse Bowry, upon the Island Manhatans, laid
out for Yealous Johnson, by Ro : Ryder, surveyor, 160

Dec. 5. Description of a survey of 30 acres of land, lying at
ye reare of ye lotts at ye greate kill, upon the Island
Manhatans, laid out for Solomon Peterson, by Ro : Ryder,
surveyor, 160

Dec. 5. Description of a survey of 30 acres of land lying at
ye Fresh kill, upon the Island Manhatans, laid out for
Casper Caster, by Ro : Ryder, surveyor, 160

Dec. 11. Description of a survey of a house lot in Broad
street, in the city of New York, surveyed at the request
of the owner, Mr. George Cobbett, by Ro : Ryder, sur-
veyor, [with draught,] 161

Two draughts of land undescribed, 162

[No date.] ^Description of a survey of a neck of land, upon
Staten Island, containing 932 acres, laid out for Christo-
pher Billip, by Ro: Ryder, surveyor, [with draught,]. . . 163

1680. Feb. 14. Report of Elias Doughty and others, in relation to

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Page.
1680. the bounds of the patent granted to Thomas Fisher, for

the land known as Cornbcrry Neck, 163

[No date.] Draught of a confirmation patent to John Gerrits,
for 48 acres of land, lying by the town of New Utrecht,
in the west riding of Yorkshire, upon Long Island, with
about 4£ acres of meadow, and a lot of ground lying on
the north side of John Ceelan, and on the southeast of the
swampe, 164

July 5. Petition of Thomas Higby and others, inhabitants
of the town of Huntington for a neck of meadow land, at
the south, which is not yet purchased, 164

July 18. Description of a survey of an island at the rocky
point of the Rondout kill, about the quantity of six acres ;
also a parcel of meadow land, at the west side of the
Rondout kill, in the neighborhood of said island, contain-
ing about 40 acres, with a parcel of Woodland, commonly
called Pamahaky and Bartman's koke, containing about
one hundred acres, laid out for Michael Garton, 165

[No date.] *Draught of Robert Sander's land, 166

Aug. 13. Minute of a grant from the court at Kingston to
John and William Demeyer and Matthias Mattison, of
about 6 acres of land, under the fall of the Platte kill ;
also wood land, as far as they have need to cut wood, for
the saw mill, 167

[No date.] Description of a survey of a piece of land lying
at the Esopus, laid out for Michael Garton, 168

Sept. 16. *Minute of a grant from the court at Kingston, to
Win. De Meyer, of a lot of wild land, over the mill kill,
south of Kingston, containing 16 acres, with 3 acres of
valley ; also a house lot, 169

Sept. 28. Petition of Jean Guenon, Francois Breteau and
Jean Apre, inhabitants of the town of Flushing, for more
than 20 years, praying a further grant of land, proportion-
ate to the other inhabitants of said town, 170

Nov. 2. Certificate of the corporation of Kingston, to the
eflect that Wm. De Meyer is the right owner of half of
the mill and kill called by the name of the Platte kill, in
company with Matias and John Mattison, 170

Nov. 10. Description of a survey of 180 acres of land, lying
on the northeast side of Staten Island, joining the north-
west side of the farm of Col. Francis Lovelace, laid out for
Phillip Welles by Ro : Ryder, surveyor, [with draught,] 171

Nov. 24. Description of a survey of a neck of land, upon the
northwest side of Staten Island, containing 600 acres,
laid out for John West by Phillip Welles, surveyor, [with
draught,] 172

Nov. 29. Description of a survey of 38 acres of land, lying
upon the north side of Staten Island, laid out for Jacob
Cornells, by Phillip Welles, surveyor, [with draught,]. . 173

Nov. 29. Description of a survey of 98 acres of land, lying
upon the north side of Staten Island, laid out for James
Gilles, by Phillip Welles, surveyor, [with draught,] 173

Nov. 29. Description of a survey of 91 acres of land, lying

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Pago.
1680. upon the north side of Staten Island, laid out for Jacob

Corbet, by Phillip Welles, surveyor, [with draught,]. ... 174

Nov. 29. Description of a survey of 91 acres of land, lying
upon the north side of Staten Island, laid out for Edrnond
Arosmith, by Phillip Welles, surveyor, [with draught,]. . 175

Nov. 29. Description of a survey of about 145 acres of land
lying upon the northeast side of Staten Island, laid out
for Lambert Dorland, by Phillip Welles, surveyor, [with
draught,] , 176

Nov. 29. Description of a survey of 68 acres of land, lying
upon the north side of Staten Island, laid out for John
Lee, by Phillip Welles, surveyor, [with draught,] 177

Nov. 29. Description of a survey of 91 acres of land, lying
upon the north side of Staten Island, laid out for Edward
Clarke, by Phillip Welles, surveyor, [with draught,] .... 178

Dec. 2. Description of a survey of a piece of ground situated
on the south side of Stoney street, known by the name of
the ground of the five houses, now laid out into 4 lots, No.
1 for Capt. Brockholes, No. 2 for Jno. Darvall, No. 3 for
Step : Courtland, No. 4 for Phillip Welles, surveyed by
Phillip Welles, [with draught,] 179

Dec. 6. Description of a survey, of about 150 acres of land,
lying upon the north side of Staten Island, laid out for
Anonias Turner, by Phillip Welles, surveyor, [with
draught,] 180

Dec. 6. Description of a survey of about 68 acres of land,
lying upon the north side of Staten Island, laid out for
Philip Bendall, by Phillip Welles, surveyor, [with
draught,] ^ 181

Dec. 6. Description of a survey of about 135 acres of land,
lying upon the north side of Staten Island, laid out for
John Taylor, by Phillip Welles, surveyor, [with draught,] 182

Dec. 6. Description of a survey of 134 acres of land, lying
upon the north side of Staten Island, against Suters
Island, laid out for Anonias Turner, by Phillip Welles,
surveyor, [with draught,] 183

Dec. 12. Description of a survey of about 144 acres of land,
lying upon the north side of Staten Island, laid out for
James Graham, by Phillip Welles, surveyor, [with
draught,] 184

Dec. 21. Description of a survey of about 88 acres of land,
lying upon the south side of Fresh kill, on Staten Island,
laid out for Robert Waite, by Phillip Welles, surveyor,
[with draught,] 185

Dec. 21. Description of a survey of about 88 acres of land,
lying upon the south side of the Fresh kill, on Staten
Island, laid out for Francis Pew, by Phillip Welles, sur-
veyor, [with draught,] 186

Dec. 21. Description of a survey of about 90 acres of wood
land, lying upon the south side of Fresh kill, on the north-
west side of Staten Island, laid out for Richard Curtis,
by Phillip Welles, surveyor, [with draught,] 187

Dec. 21. Description of a survey of 88 acres of wood land,

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Page.
1680. lying upon the south side of Fresh kill, on the northwest
side of Staten Island, laid out for Daniel Stillwell, [with
draught,] 187

Dec. 21. Description of a survey of 88 acres of wood land,
lying upon the south side of Fresh kill, on Staten Island,
laid out for William Elston, by Phillip Welles, surveyor,
[with draught,] 188

Dec. 21. Description of a survey of 88 acres of wood land,
lying upon the south side of Fresh kill, on Staten Island,
for Francis Walker, by Phillip Welles, surveyor, [with
draught,] 188

Dec. 21. Description of a survey of 228 acres of wood land
and 20 acres of meadow, lying upon the northwest side
of Staten Island, near Smoaking Poynt, and formerly pos-
sessed by William Dyer, laid out for George Loclort by
Phillip Welles, surveyor, [with draught,] 189

Dec. 21. Description of a survey of 160 acres of wood land
and 16 acres of meadow, lying upon the northwest side
of Staten Island, near Smoaking Poynt, laid out for
Thomas Williams by Phillip Welles, surveyor, [with
draught,] 189

Dec. 21. Description of a survey of 88 acres of wood land
and meadow, lying upon the west side of Staten Island,
on Smoking Poynt, laid out for Francis Barber, by
Phillip Welles, surveyor, [with draught,] 190

Dec. 21. Description of a survey of 88 acres of wood land
and meadow, lying upon the west side of Staten Island,
on Smoaking Poynt, laid out for John Bridges, by Phillip
Welles, surveyor, [with draught,] 190

Dec. 21. Description of a survey of 88 acres of wood land
and meadow, lying upon the south side of the Fresh kill,
upon the southwest side of Staten Island, laid out for
John Morgan by Phillip Welles, surveyor, [with draught,] 191

Dec. 21. Description of a survey of 88 acres of wood land
and meadow, lying upon the south side of the Fresh kill,
on the northwest side of Staten Island, laid out for
Abraham Lakeman, by Phillip Welles, surveyor, [with
draught,] 191

Dec. 21. Description of a survey of 88 acres of land, lying
upon Staten Island, in the rear of Capt. Cornelius Corsen
& Co.'s land, upon the Great plain, laid out for Jon:

Taylor, by Bo : Ryder, surveyor, [with draught,] 192

Dec. 21. Description of a survey of 88 acres of land, lying
upon Staten Island, in the rear of Capt. Cornelius Corsen
& Co.'s land upon the great plain, laid out for Phich :
Garrat, by Bo : Byder, surveyor, [with draught,] 193

Dec. 21. Description of a survey of 88 acres of land upon
Staten Island, in the rear of Capt." Cornelius Corsen & Co.'s
land upon the Great plain, laid out for David Thomas, by
Bo : Byder, surveyor, [with draught,] 194

Dec. 21. Description of a survey of 88 acres of land, lying
upon the north side of Staten Island, laid out for Peeter

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Page.
1680. Johnson Goanas, by Phillip Welles, surveyor, [with

draught,] 195

Dec. 21. Description of a survey of 88 acres of land, lying
upon the north side of Staten Island, laid out for John
Vincent, by Phillip Welles, surveyor, [with draught,]. . . 100

Dec. 24. Description of a survey of 88 acres of land, lying
upon the northwest side of Staten Island, laid out for
Peeter Cresson, by Phillip Welles, surveyor, [with
draught,] 197

Dec. 24. Description of a survey of 88 acres of land, lying
upon the northwest side of Staten Island, laid out for
Cresson, by Phillip Welles, surveyor, [with draught,] 198

Dec. 24. Description of a survey of 88 acres of land, lying
upon the northwest side of Staten Island, laid out for Ed-
mond Land, by Phillip Welles, surveyor, [with draught,] 199

Dec. 24. Description of a survey of 143 acres of land, lying
upon the northwest side of Staten Island, on the east
side of a small creeke, laid out for John Hendrixson, by
Phillip Welles, surveyor, [with draught,] 200

Dec. 24. Description of a survey of 92 acres of land, lying
upon the northwest side of Staten Island, laid out for
Joly Coeur, by Phillip Welles, surveyor, [with draught,] 201

Dec. 24. Description of a survey of 352 acres of land, lying
upon Staten Island, to the westward of mill creek, laid
out for Cornelius Coursen and others, by Ro : Ryder, sur-
veyor, [with draught,] 202

Dec. 24. Description of a survey of 260 acres of land, lying
upon the south side of Staten Island, laid out for Wm.
Daruall, by Phillip Welles, surveyor, [with draught,] . . . 203

Dec. 24. Description of a survey of about 88 acres of land,
lying upon the south side of Staten Island, laid out for
Anthony Tyce, by Phillip Welles, surveyor, [with
draught,] 204

Dec. 24. Description of a survey of about 180 acres of land,
lying upon the northwest side of Staten Island, laid out
for Phillip Wells, by Ro : Ryder, surveyor, 205

Dec. 24. Description of a survey of 88 acres of land, lying
upon the nortlrwest side of Staten Island, laid out for
John Shatwell, by Phillip Welles, surveyor, [with
draught,] 206

Dec. 24. Description of a survey of 176 acres of land, lying
at the head of the Fresh kill, upon Staten Island, laid out
for James Hubard, by Phillip Welles, surveyor, [with
draught,] 207

Dec. 24. Description of a survey of 176 acres of land, lying
upon the south side of Staten Island, laid out for Richard
Halle, by Phillip Welles, surveyor, [with draught,] 208

Dec. 24. Description of a survey of a neck of land, contain-
ing 116 acres, situated on the northwest side of Staten
Island, and known by the name of Black Poynt, laid out
for John Tunisson, by Phillip Welles, surveyor, [with
draught,] " 209

Dec. 28. Description of a survey of 180 acres of land, lying

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Page.
1680. near John Palmer's rami, upon Staten Island, laid out for
Capt. Cornelius Coursen and^ others, by Ro: Ryder, sur-
veyor, [with draught,] 210

Dec. 29. Description of a survey of 357 acres of land, lying
at the head of the Fresh kill, upon Staten Island, laid out
for Robert Ryder, by Phillip Welles, surveyor, [with

draught,] 211

1G81. Jan. 4. Description of the bounds of a lot near ye 5 houses
in the city of New York, ordered to be laid out for Fred-
erick Phillips, 212

June 6. Description of a survey of two lots of land, in
Flackbush, one for Peter Lott, the other for Moeder
Polhemius, 212

Description of a survey of the several lots of ground before
ye five houses, in the city of New York, belonging to
Peter Reemer and Peter Gronendyck, [with draught,].. 213

June 13. Draught from Ja: Corteliou, of the seven lots at
Flatbush, belonging to Van Didniarsen, Polhemius, and
others, pursuant to ye Governor's order of ye 28th
December last, [with duplicate in Dutch,] 214

Aug. 8. Draught of the seven lots at Flatbush, by Mr.
Wells, showing the depai'ture from the true lines in the
former survey, owing to the variation of the compass, . . 215

VOLUME II.

[Those marked thus (*) are in Dutch.]

1681-1700.

1681. Sept. 3. Description of a survey of a certain tract of wood

land, lying on the south side of Staten Island, beginning
by the water side and containing 82 acres, laid out for
Daniel Stillwell, by Phillip Welles, surveyor, [with

draught,] 1

Sept. 3. Description a survey of a certain tract of wood land,
lying on the south side of Staten Island, containing 165
acres, laid out for Capt. Richard Stillwell, by Phillip
Welles, surveyor, [with draught,] 2

1682. March 2. License from the court at Kingston to Jacob

Bruyn and Michiel Modt to buy of the Indians a parcel

of land behind the Paltz, 2

Petition of Eenamant and Mongowack, Indians of Recowack
praying that their gift to Jan Hansen and others of a
certain neck of land, lying and being at Long Island, in
the northwest point of Racowack, beginning from a cer-
tain creek called Coekwas, running thence south be west
to another kill called Hapax, and further to the other side
of the river or plain may be confirmed, 3

March 13. Copy of a letter sent by ye commander's order to
ye constables and overseers of the town of Hampsted
about the Indian gift to Hansen and others, 3

April 4. Minute of a grant from the court at Kingston to
W essel Ten Brock for 8 acres of land in addition to 1 2
acres conveyed to him by William Ashfordby, lying over
the mill dam, between the path of the great valley and
the small valley, 4

April 5. Description of a survey of 160 acres of land, laid
out in two lots, upon the south side of the Fresh kill, upon
Staten Island, for John Magan, by Phillip Welles, sur-
veyor, 5

Sept. 4. Petition of William Loveridge praying that the pur-
chase of 40 acres of wood land adjoining his lot at Katts-
kill may be confirmed, 6

1683. Jan. 4. Petition of Anna Fabraus als Fabricius, for an

appeal in the matter of a certain piece of land lying at

26 LAND PAPERS. [vol. ii.

Page.
1683. Mispath kills, of which she has been wrongfully dispos-
sessed by Luke Delaw, *i

March 5. Petition of John West for a license to purchase a
tract of laud on ye east side of Cow neck, on Long

Island, 8

March 5. Petition of Samuel Blachford praying that a lot of
land lying upon ye little plains, adjoining to ye souldiers
lots, on Staten Island, may be laid out for him, {see

post 60,) 10

March 5. Petition of Daniel Stillwell and John Morgan for a
small slip of land, lying between their lands and the lands
of Marmaduke Potter, on the south side of the Fresh kill,

upon Staten Island, 11

April 1. Description of a survey of a lot of land situated on
the east side of Cow neck, on Long Island, containing
about 932 acres of land, laid out for John "West, by Phillip

Welles, surveyor, [with draught,] 12

Description of a survey of 81 acres of wood land and

eight acres of meadow, lying upon the west end of
Staten Island, laid out for William Merrell, by Phillip

Welles, surveyor, [with draught,] 13

[No date.] Petition of Francis Rumbouts and Guiline Ver-
planke, of the city of New York, for a license to purchase,

each of them, a tract of land upon Hudson's river, 14

May 15. Description of a survey of 88 acres of wood land
and 8 acres of meadow, lying upon the northwest side of
the Staten Island, upon the south side of the Fresh- kill,
bounded on the southwest side by the land of Josiah
Corson ; laid out for William Douglass, by Phillip Welles,

surveyor, [with draught,] 15

June 26. Description of a survey of a lot of land containing
81 acres with 8 acres of meadow, situate in the middle or
bodv of Staten Island, upon a ridge known by the name
of Chesnut hill, laid out for Joseph Arosmith, by Phillip

Welles, surveyor, [with draught,] 16

June 26. Description of a survey of a lot of land containing
81 acres, with 8 acres of meadow, situated in the middle
or body of Staten Island, upon a ridge known by the
name of Chesnut hill, laid out for Samuell Blachford, by

Phillip Welles, surveyor, [with draught,] 11

June 26. Description of a survey of a lot of land containing
81 acres, with 8 acres of meadow, situated in the middle
or body of Staten Island, laid out for Daniell Shotwell, by

Phillip' Welles, surveyor, [with draught,] 18

June 29. Petition of Robert Story for a license to purchase
any parcel or tract of land that is not already sold, lying
or* being anywhere upon Hudson's river or backward

some distance from said river, 19

July 6. Petition of Jacob Tunis DeKay and others for a
license to purchase a certain tract of land on the east side

of Hudson's river, at the entrance to the High lands, 20

July 29. Description of a survey of a lot of land, (about 93

vol. ii.] LAND PAPERS. 27

Page.
1683. ncres) situated upon the west end of Staten Island, laid

out for Richard Tottashall, by Phillip Welles, surveyor,. 21

Petition of Richard Hayes, of the Esopus, praying a patent
for a tract of land, 22

Petition of Jacob Rutgerts praying a patent for a certain tract
of land of 30 morgans at the Esopus, 23

April 18. Indian deed to Jacob Rutgerts for 30 morgans of
land at the Esopus, ' 23

Sept. 4. Description of a survey of 80 acres of land, situate
on the south side of Staten Island, laid out for James
Largey, by Phillip Welles, surveyor, 24

Petition of Ryck and Jacob Abrams praying a patent for

a tract of land in the High lands, 25

1G84. Jan. 28. Petition of Robert Wright for a grant of a parcel
of land lying in the rear of the front lots on the south side
of the Fresh kill, upon Staten Island, 26

[No date.] Communication of Stephen Hesiott to the gover-
nor in relation to a certain piece or parcel of land on
Staten Island, at the head of Pyse creek, next adjoining
to Peter Johnson and Wm. Johnson's lots, 27

March 1. Minute of a town meeting at Flushing granting
unto Governor Dongan 400 acres of wood land as it is
already laid out, joined with ye 200 acres given to ye
governor by the town of Hempstead running from ye edge
of ye Great plain into ye hills near Success pond, 28

March 6. Petition of Maria Van Ranslaer widow, Jacobus
Courtland and others, praying a license to purchase a
small tract of land lying above Albany, on both sides of
a creek called Hoosick, beginning at ye bounds of
Schackoock, and so to a fall called Quequicke, and thence
upwards to Nachassickquaack, and that ye same may be
confirmed by patent, 29

March 17. Petition of John Richbell, of Momoroneck, pray-
ing an order of council to prevent his being interrupted
in disposing of his land called the White Plains, 30

March 20. Petition of Robert Sanders and others, of Albany,
for a license to purchase a tract of land on the east side
of Hudson's river, beginning at a place called Schachog,
and so running along to the west as far as a certain creek
called Riches, near to Jacob Milbourne's grant, 31

March 20. Petition of John Hansen and others, for a patent
for a tract of land lying at a creek called Oppeax, and so
running to another creek, which is called by the Indians
Copwax, (see page, 3,) 32

March 29. Description of a survey of 4500 acres of land
" situated in the middle or body of Staten Island," laid
out for John Palmer, by Phillip Welles, surveyor, 33

March 31. Petition of John Palmer, of Staten Island, and
James Graham, and others, of the city of New York, for
a license to purchase a tract of vacant land, on Hudson's
river, and that the same may be confirmed by patent, ... 34

April 5. Description of a survey of 85 acres of land, situated

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Page.
1684. upon the west side of Staten Island, laid out for Matthew

La Rue, by Phillip Welles, surveyor, 35

April 5. Description of a survey of 106 acres of land, lying
upon the west side of Staten Island, laid out for Anthony
Fountaine, by Phillip Welles, surveyor, 36

April 5. Description of a survey of 85 acres of land, lying
upon the west side of Staten Island, laid out for William
Merrill, by Phillip Welles, surveyor, 37

April 5. Description of a survey of about 103 acres of land,
lying upon the west side of Staten Island, laid out for
Matthew Ardwin, by Phillip Welles, surveyor, 39

April 5. Description of a suiwey of about 103 acres of land,
lying upon the west side of Staten Island, laid out for
Anthony Fountaine, by Phillip Welles, surveyor, 39

April 5. Description of a survey of 84 acres of land, lying upon
the northwest side of Staten Island, near Smoking point,
laid out for Clans Smith, by Phillip Welles, surveyor, ... 40

April 5. Description of a survey of 255 acres of land, lying
upon the west side of Staten Island, laid out for Marke
Dusachoy, by Phillip Welles, surveyor, 41

April 11. Petition of Obadiah Holmes, of Staten Island,
praying that his proportion of land may be made up
pursuant to the directions of Gov. Andross, respecting
the lots upon said Island, 42

Petition of Henry Alberts, inhabitant of Esopus, praying a
patent for a parcel of wood land by ye south side of the
great creek, . 43

1683. March 7. Minute of a grant from the court at Kingstown, to

Henry Alberts, for a parcel of wood land, by ye south
side of ye great creek, 44

1684. May. Petition of Minnie Johannes, for a license to purchase

a tract of land, containing 300 acres, lying behind his
farm at the Haverstraw, in the county of Orange, 45

June 3. Petition of Jacob Melyen, in behalf of himself and
others, praying a license to purchase some land on Long
Island, 46

June 24. Petition of Major Tho : Willett and others, of
Long Island, for a license to purchase a tract of land, lying
on Cow Neck, 46

June 24. Order in council upon the same, requiring the
inhabitants of Hempstead to appear and bring their Indian
witnesses, on the last day of September next ensuing,. . 47

June 25. Petition of Caleb Carman and others, of Jamaica,
praying a patent for a certain tract of land, lying within
the jurisdiction of the town of Flushing, upon Long
Island, 48

May 26. *lndian deed to Gysbert uyt den Bogaert, of a
tract of land, lying on the north bank of the Cattskill,
extending from Boomtie's hook (at the mouth of the
Cattskill) up the Hudson river, to a small kill opjiosite
Vastrix Island, thence west to Dirck Teunissen's mill ;
thence south to the first little kill that flows into Hans
Vossen kill ; thence along the same, to where it falls into

vol. ii.] LAND PAPERS. 29

Pago.
1684. the Cattskill, and thence along the Cattskill to Boomtie's

hook, 49

July 9. Petition of Jacob Kipp, praying a grant of a certain
piece of land, lying round in a cripple bush, north of the
land now in his possession between Turtle bay and Peter
Stoutenbourgh, (N. Y. Island,) 50

August 6. Description of a survey of 80 acres of land upon
Chestnut hill, on Staten Island, laid out for Daniell Shot-
well, by Phillip Welles, surveyor, 51

August 6. Description of a survey of 80 acres of land, upon
Chestnut hill, on Staten Island, laid out for Joseph Aro-
smith, by Phillip Welles, surveyor, 52

August 6. Description of a survey of 80 acres of land, lying
at the south side of the Fresh kill, upon Staten Island,
laid out for Thomas Ward, by Phillip Welles, surveyor, 53

August 6. Description of a survey of 80 acres of land, lying
upon Chestnut hill, on Staten Island, laid out for Richard
Wood, by Phillip Welles, surveyor, 54

[No date.] Petition of Samuel Eburne, of Seatalcot, on Long
Island, for a license to purchase a tract or neck of land
called Snakeneck, on the south side of Long Island, Avithin
the bounds of said town, bounded to the east on Winne-
croscombs neck, to the west on the head of Pattersquas
river, to the north upon the common, and to the south
upon the meadows adjoining to the bay, containing 300
acres, 55

August 6. Description of a survey of 80 acres of land, lying
at the Fresh kill, upon Staten Island, laid out for Matthias
Blachford, by Phillip Welles, surveyor, 50

[No date.] Petition of John Bulle, praying a grant of a lot
of land, at Staten Island, or in any other convenient
place, 57

August 6. Description of a survey of 80 acres of land, lying
at Smoking Point, on Staten Island, laid out for Leonard
Bereyman, by Phillip Welles, surveyor, 58

[No date.] *Description of a survey of 65 acres of flatland
lying on this side of the Maquaese river, laid out for Ja-
cobus Peck and Isaac de Preux, by Joris Arissen Vander
Baast, ! 58

*Description of a survey of about 32 morgens of flatland
lying on this side of the Maquaase river, laid out for
Daniel Jansen, by Joris Arrissen Vander Baast, 59

August. 6. Description of a survey of two lots of land con-
taining together 176 acres, lying on the south side of
Fresh kill upon Staten Island, laid out for Samuel Blach-
ford and Anthony, his son, by Phillip Welles, surveyor,. . 60

Oct. 22. Description of a survey of 15 acres of land adjoin-
ing the rear of the Bass Bowery on Yorke Island, laid out
for Francisco Bastiane, a negro, by Phillip Welles, sur-
veyor, [with draught,] 61

Petition of Robert Story, for a license to purchase some land,
lying about 6 or 7 miles beyond ye town where ye Wal-
loens dwell, upon ye same creek ; ye name of ye place is

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Page.

1684. Chawanghungh and Nescotack, two small parcels of land
lying near together, 62

Oct. 28. Petition of Sarah Burgher, in behalf of her daugh-
ter Elizabeth Shackerly, the orphan of John Shakerly,
deceased, in relation to a lot of land in Broadway, in the
city of New York, appropriated by the corporation of
said city for a highway, 63

Nov. 25. Description of a survey of 966 acres of land adjoin-
ing the rear of Cow Neck, upon Long Island, laid out for
Richard Cornewell, senr. & Company, by Phillip Welles,
surveyor, [with draught,] 64

1685. Petition of John Knight, for a license to purchase a parcel

of land near Byrom river, bounded on the east side by ye
division line last run between ye colony of Connecticut
and this province, 65

April 3. Petition of John Clute, in relation to a tract of land
at Kattskill, mortgaged to his uncle Jan Clute, late of
Albany, deceased, by the Indian owners thereof, and since
granted by Gov. Andros to Capt. Salsbury and Martin
Gerrittse, praying a patent for the same, or such other
relief as may be just and equitable, 66

April 4. Description of a survey of sundry lots of land (in
all about 163 acres,) situated on the hill to the east of the
old town in the county of Richmond, laid out for Thoruas
Walton, by Phillip Welles, surveyor, 67

April 4. Description of a survey of 85 acres of land, which
was formerly laid out for two lots, at the old towne in the
county of Richmond, laid out for Sarah Scidmore, by
Phillip Welles, surveyor, 68

April 4. Description of a survey of 160 acres of land, lying
at Carle's Neck, on Staten Island, laid out by Phillip
Welles for Aron Praull, who purchased it from Thomas
Wandall, to whom it was patented in 1675, 70

[No date.] Petition of Cornelissen, praying a warrant

to survey a tract of land allotted to him by the Indians,
at a place called by them Tersarge, being to the eastward
of the town of Huntington, on the north side of Long
Island, 69

April 4.\Description of a survey of 101 acres of land, lying
in ye old town in the county of Richmond, laid out for
Peter Neve, by Phillip Welles, surveyor, 71

April 4. Description of a survey of 58 acres of land " in ye
new lotts at the old towne in the county of Richmond,"
laid out for Abraham Lutine, by Phillip Welles, surveyor, 72

April 4. Description of a survey of 145 acres of land in ye
new lotts at the old towne in the county of Richmond, laid
out for Thomas Stilwell, by Phillip Welles, surveyor, ... 73

April 4. Description of a survey of 80 acres of land, lying
on the south side of Staten Island, laid out for Petrus
Thesschenmaker, by Phillip Welles, surveyor, 74

April 4. Description of a survey of 35 acres of land lying in
the old town in the county of Richmond, laid out for
Francisco Martino, by Phillip Welles, surveyor, 75

vol. ii.] LAND PAPERS. 31

Tago.
1685. April 4. Description of a survey of 160 acres of land "in the
new lots at ye old towne, in the county of Richmond, laid
out for Issack Belew, by Phillip Welles, surveyor, 70

April 4. Description of a survey of 80 acres of land lying in
the neighbourhood of Smoaking Poynt, upon Statcn Island,
laid out for Francis Pew, by Phillip Welles, surveyor,. . . 77

April 4. Description of a survey of 83 acres of land, in the
new lots at ye old towne in the county of Richmond, laid
out for Hans Christophell, by Phillip Welles, surveyor, . . 78

April 4. Description of a survey of 120 acres of land lying
in the vicinity of the Iron Hill, upon Staten Island, laid
out for Peeter Lakeman, by Phillip Welles, surveyor, ... 79

April 4. Description of 160 acres of land, lying upon the
south side of Staten Island, laid out for Obadiah Holms,
by Phillip Welles, surveyor, 80

April 4. Description of 80 acres of land, lying upon the south
side of Staten Island, laid out for Anthony Tyce, by Phil-
lip Welles, surveyor, : 81

April 4. Description of a survey of 80 acres of land, lying
upon Staten Island, in the vicinity of Smoking Point, laid
out for Abraham Coale, by Phillip Welles, surveyor,. ... 82

April 4. Description of a survey of 40 acres of land in the
new lots in the old town, in the county of Richmond, laid
out for Dirck Johnson, by Phillip Welles, surveyor, 83

April 4. Description of a survey of 64 acres of land, in the
new lots hi the old town, in the county of Richmond, laid
out for the inhabitants of said county, by Phillip Welles,
surveyor, being " granted for the use of an English school
or minister," 84

April 4. Description of a survey of 167 acres of land, lying
upon Staten Island, in the vicinity of Smoking Point, laid
out for William and Phillip Welles, surveyor, 85

April 4. Description of a survey of 80 acres of land, lying
upon the south side of Staten Island, laid out for Sara
Scidmore, by Phillip Welles, surveyor, {seepage 32,) .... 86

April 4. Description of a survey of 181 acres of land, lying
in the old toAvn upon Staten Island, laid out for Mary
Britton, by Phillip Welles, surveyor, 87

April 4. Description of a survey of 80 acres of land lying in
the rear of the land laid out for John French upon Staten
Island, against Smoaking Point, laid out for Francis Pew,
by Phillip Welles, surveyor, (copy of the survey, p. 40,) 88

April 6. Description of a survey of 80 acres of land, lying
in the rear of the land laid out for Clase Smith, upon
Staten Island, against Smoaking Point, laid out for Abra-
ham Coalle, by Phillip Welles, surveyor, [copy of the sur-
vey, p. 45,) 89

April 5. Petition of Capt. Thomas Fleete, praying that the
inhabitants of the town of Huntington, on Long Island,
may be required to deliver up his land within the bounds
of said town, and that the same may be surveyed in order
to a confirmation by patent, 90

April 6. Description of a survey of 120 acres of land, lying

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Page.
1685. upon the west side of Staten Island, to the north of Long
Neck, and to the south of Darnell's Neck, laid out for
Jonsia Cronsoon, by Phillip Welles, surveyor, 91

April 16. Petition of William Creed and his associates, in re-
lation to the caveat, entered by John Browne and Matthias
Harvey, against the application of the petitioners, for a
tract of land within the bounds of Flushing, upon Long
Island, 92

April 24. Petition of Arent Schuyler, of Albany, for a
license to purchase about 2 or 300 acres of vacant land,
near the Wappings kill, adjoining to the land of Mr.
Rumboute and company, 93

May 5. Description of a survey of 847 acres of land, lying
within the bounds of Hempsted, upon Long Island, being
known by the name of Hempsted little plains, laid out for
William Merrit and John Knight, by Phillrp Welles,
surveyor, [with draught,] 94

[No date.] Petition of Peter Lassen, of Esopus, praying a
license to purchase about 100 morgans of vacant land
there, 95

May 23. Description of a survey of 200 acres of land, lying
upon the north side of Esopus kill, or river, cutting upon
the land of Capt. Thomas Chambers, and known by the
name of Upton, in the county of Ulster, laid out for
Edward Whitaker, by Phillip Welles, surveyor, 96

May 26. Description of a survey of 672 acres of land, lying
upon both sides of Rondout kill, or river, including part
of the Paules river, and known by the name of Hardick,
in the county of Ulster, laid out for William Fisher, by
Phillip Welles, surveyor, 97

May 27. Description of a survey of 830 acres of land, lying
upon both sides of Rondout kill, or river, and known by
the name of Moggewarsinck, in the county of Ulster,
laid out for Henry Beakeman, by Phillip Welles, surveyor, 98

May 28. Description of a survey of 963 acres of land, lying
upon the south side of Rondout kill, or river, and known
by the name of Roasindale, in the county of Ulster, laid
out for Jacob Rutsen, by Phillip Welles, surveyor, 99

May 28. Petition of Francis, Charles, Elias and Jacob
Doughty, of the town of Flushing, praying a grant of
about 250 acres of land each on Long Island, 100

May 29. Description of a survey of 400 acres of land, lying
upon the Rondout kill, and known by the name of
Wawarasinke, in the county of Ulster, laid out for Ann
Beake, and her children, by Phillip Welles, surveyor,. . . 101

June 6. Petition of Richard Pattishall, praying a patent for
a small Island, in the jurisdiction of Pemaqnid, called
Damarillas cove, containing about 200 acres, lying in the
sea, having to the east Ponikin Island to the west Seguin,
to the north Epiquest and Kebonowagen, (state of
Maine,) 102

June 6. Description of a survey of a tract of land contain-
ing 160 acres, lying upon both sides of the Mumbacke-

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16S5. house kill or brook, in the rear of the land of Tirke Clans
Dewitt in the county of Ulster, laid out for Tunis Jacobs
by Phillip Welles, surveyor, (town of Rochester,) 103

June 6. Description of a survey of 290 acres of land, lying
upon the north side of Rondout kill and known by the
name of Mumbackhouse, in the county of Ulster, laid out
for Tercke Claus Dewitt, by Phillip Welles, surveyor,
(town of Rochester,) 104

June 6. Description of a survey of 212 acres of land in the
county of Ulster, lying on the south side of Rondout
kill and known by the name of Mumbackehouse, laid out
for Leonard Coale, by Phillip Welles, surveyor, (town of
Rochester,) 105

June 8. Description of a survey of 344 acres of land lying
upon the south side of Rondout kill, being known by the
name of Mumbackhouse in the county of Ulster, begin-
ning at ye mouth of a run known by ye name of Stone
kill, laid out for Nicholas Antonia, by Phillip Welles, sur-
veyor, (town of Rochester,) 106

June 8. Description of 208 acres of land lying upon the
south side of Rondout kill or river, and known by the
name of Mumbackhouse in the county of Ulster, laid out
for Claus Loiter, by Phillip Welles, surveyor, (town of
Rochester,) 1 07

[No date.] Petition of the inhabitants of Hurly in relation
to the enlargement of the bounds of Kingstown and the
alteration of the dividing line between that town and
Hurly, in order thereto, as petitioned for by the towns-
men of Kingstown, 108

June 8. Description of a survey of 222 acres of land lying
upon the north side of Rondout kill and known by the
name of Mumbackhouse in the county of Ulster, laid out
for John Garretts Daker, by Phillip Welles, surveyor,
(town of Rochester,) 109

June 9. Description of a survey of 176 acres of land lying
on the north side of the Rondout kill in the county of
Ulster, laid out for Peeter Cole, by Phillip Welles, sur-
veyor, Ill

June 9. Description of a survey of 386 acres of land lying
on the north side of Round out kill in the county of Ulster,
laid out for Peeter Helebrand, by Phillip Welles, sur-
veyor, 112

June 9. Description of a survey of 100 acres of land lying
on the north side of Rondout kill in the county of Ulster,
laid out for Gisbert Alberts, by Phillip Welles, surveyor, 113

June 12. Description of a survey of 2960 acres of land lying
upon Hudson's river betwixt the Round out kill and the
Cline Esopus, and known by the name of Husey's hill,
including the Cline Esopus my and Sunken my at the
mouth of the Rondout kill, with the two lakes, laid out
for ffrederick Hussy and others, by Phillip Welles, sur-
veyor, 114

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Page.
1685. June 14. Description of a survey of the dividing line be-
tween Hurly and Kingston, by Phillip Welles, surveyor, 115

June 16. Description of a survey of 259 acres of land, lying
on the south side of Esopus kill, in the county of Ulster,
laid out in two parcels, for Waldron Dumont, by Phillip
Welles, surveyor, 116

June 16. Draught of Waldron Deraunt's land, on the south
side of the Esopus kill, together with the land of Tirke
Claus Dewitt, 117

June 16. Description of a survey of two pieces of land, con-
taining together 83 acres, lying on the south side of Eso-
pus kill in the county of Ulster, together with a house
lot in Kingstown, on ye north side, bounded to ye north-
east by the house lot of Wessell Tenbrooge ; laid out for
Matice Matison, by Phillip Welles, surveyor, 118

June 17. Description of a survey of 324 acres of land, lying
upon the north side of Roundout kill and known by the
name of Mumbackehouse, in the county of Ulster, laid
out for Rowlife Hendrick Infelt, by Phillip Welles, sur-
veyor. (Town of Rochester,) 119

June 18. Description of a survey of 100 acres of land, lying
at Esopus, in the county of Ulster, being near and on ye
east side of Esopus kill, and in the rear of the land of
Capt. Thomas Chambers and William Traphagen ; laid
out for Derricke Henderson, by Phillip Welles, surveyor,
[with draught,] 120

June 20. Description of a survey of 327 acres of land, lying
upon the south side of Esopus kill, or river, in the county
of Ulster, near the dividing line between Kingstown and
Hurley; laid out for Tirke Claus Dewitt, by Phillip
Welles, surveyor, 121

June 20. Description of a survey of a lot of land containing
about 4 acres, lying by Kingstowne in ye county of
Ulster, to ye northwest of the mill lot, also a house lot in
Kingstowne, laid out for Corneilus Hogaboom, by Phillip
Welles, surveyor, 122

July 7. Description of a survey of 290 acres of land, lying
upon the north side of Round out kill, being known by
the name of Mumbackus, in ye county of Ulster, laid out
for Leonard Beckwith, by Phillip Welles, surveyor, 123

July 9. Petition of William Beekly, for a license to some
surveyor, to lay out in order, for confirmation, a neck of
land, beginning at a certain spring, being to the south of
Crab island, and so running from New Harlem river east
to a small brooke which separates the said neck from
Daniell Turnerr's land, 124

July 13. Petition of Tierck Claus Dewitt, in relation to a
parcel of land containing 100 acres, which lies near his
land on ye Esopus creek, in the county of Ulster, for
which Waldron Demunt has procured a grant, (see page
117,) 125

July 30. Description of a survey of 80 acres of wood land,
lying upon the east end of Staten Island, beginning upon

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1685. the bank by the water side ; laid out for Daniel Kelly, by

Phillip Welles, surveyor, 120

August 6. Description of a survey of a tract of land lying
upon the north side of Long Island, within the township
of Oysterbay, in Queens county, and known by the name
of Matinicock, together with the eastermost island and
the meadow adjoining, containing in all 1054 acres; laid
out for Col. Lewis Morris, by Phillip Welles, surveyor,. 127

Aug. 10. Description of a survey of a certain neck of land
lying upon the main and joining upon Harlem river, be-
ginning at a certain spring to the south of Crabb Island,
containing 184£ acres; laid out for William Bickley, by
Phillip Welles, surveyor, (see page 124,) 128

Aug. 24. Description of a survey of 618 acres of land, lying
in the township of Hempsted, on the northwest of the
plaines in Queens county, laid out for Thomas Dongan,
by Phillip Welles, suiweyor, 129

Aug. 26. Description of a survey of 837 acres of land, lying
upon Long Island in Queens county, being part within
the township of Hempsted, and part within the township
of Flushing, and lying to the southeast of the little neck
or Cornbery, laid out for Richard Cornwell, senior, by
Phillip Welles, surveyor, 130

Aug. 27. Description of a survey of 280 acres of land lying
within the township of Hempsted upon the south side
of the plaines, and known by the name of Boskabell, on
Long Island, laid out for John Spragg, by Phillip Welles,
surveyor, 131

Sept. 10. Petition of Henry Filkin, for a license to purchase
a certain small neck of land containing 500 acres or there-
abouts, lying upon Long Island, at a place called Mattini-
cock, within the bounds of Oysterbay, 132

Sept. 29. Description of a survey of 640 acres, " being a mile
square of land, lying upon the main, being part of an
ainchant pattent belonging to Yonker Van Donck, and
bounded to the south, west and north by the land of Fred-
erick Phillips and John DelavalPs land of the Yonkers,
and to the east by Bronkes river," laid out for Ebenezer
Jones and others, by Phillip Welles, surveyor, 133

Oct. 1. Petition of Derrick Johnson Hogland, in relation to
a certain parcel of land in the town of Flatbush, in Kings
county, now wrongfully detained from him by one Peter
Lott, , 134

Oct. 15. Petition of Jane Rider, widow and relict of John
Rider, deceased, praying a patent of confirmation for a
certain farm at Maspeth kill, made over to her by her
husband in his lifetime, 135

Oct. 15. Petition of Henry Taylor, for a warrant to lay out
200 acres of the unappropriated land in the town of Flush-
ing, in Queens county, being his proportion as an inhabi-
tant of said town, 135

Oct. 22. Petition of Peter Schuyler, of Albany, praying a
patent for 800 acres of land near the New England path,

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Page.
1685. being butted and bounded as follows : beginning from the
bounds of John Browne, where three white oake trees are
marked, lying upon the small creek to the south of Pom-
ponick, called by the Indians Kenaghtiquak, and runs to
the great Kinderhooks creek, 136

Oct. 22. Petition of Jaspar Smith, of Flushing, upon Long
Island, praying a warrant of survey, for his proportion
of the lands of that town, 137

Oct. 22. Petition of John Tuder, Wm, Merritt and Henry
ffilkin, praying a license to purchase a certain parcel of
land, lying part within the bounds of Oysterbay and part
within the bounds of Hempsted in Queens county, on
Long Island, 137

Oct. 22. Petition of John Lawrence, of the city of New
York, praying a warrant to survey 300 acres of land in
the bounds of Flushing (L. I.,) to be added to what he
already possesses, 138

Oct 28. Petition of James Lloyd, praying a patent for Horse
Neck, in Queens county, on Long Island, and that the same
may be for the future called Queen's Village, 139

Oct. 29. Petition of John Palmer, praying that the time lim-
ited, in the license under which he purchased the tract of
land, on the south side of Long Island, known as Rocka-
way, be prolonged for 8 days, and that Nathaniel Pearsall
be ordered to appear in the mean time, and show cause
why a patent should not be granted for the same, 140

Nov. 3. Reasons given, by Nathaniel Pearsall, of Hempstead,
why Capt. John Parmer should not have a patent for any
land at Rockaway, 140

Nov. 6. Petition of Arien Tuenissen for a license to pur-
chase 600 acres of land lying on the east side of Hudson's
river, in Dutchess county, bounded on the north by ye
land of Robert Sanders, and on the south by the land of
Severen Tenhout, 141

Petition of Andrew Gibb, of Seatalcott, for a license to pur-
chase 200 acres of land within the bounds of that town,. . 141

Nov. 17. Petition of Andrew Gibb, of Seatalcott, for the
allowance of six weeks' longer time for completing the
purchase of the land mentioned in the foregoing petition, 142

Nov. 20. Petition of Thomas Higby, of Huntington, in

behalf of himself and others, for a license to purchase,

for each of them, out of the vacant land, in that town,

■ the quantity of 20 acres of meadow ground, and fifty

acres of upland, 143

Dec. 4. Petition of John West, for license, to take up 500
acres of vacant and unappropriated land, within the towns
of West and Eastchester, or either of them, 144

Dec. 11. Petition of Patrick Magregorie for a warrant to
take up a tract of land, which lies vacant and unappro-
priated, within the bounds of Billop's Point, on Straitine
Island, over and above what is contained in Capt. Billop's
■ patent, 145

Dec. 16. Description of a survey of the northeast side of Wall

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Pago.

1685. street, in the city of New York, by Leo: Beckwith, dq>
uty surveyor, „ 145

Warrant to Phillip Welles to survey and lay out the land
possessed by Joseph Hadley of the Younkers, in order for
a patent, 146

Dec. 17. Petition of Daniell Whitehead, of Jamaica, for a
grant of 2 or 300 acres of vacant land. [Endorsed, granted,
provided it be to the eastward of Hempstead, and not
already purchased from the Indians], 14G

1686. Jan. 7. Petition of Andrew Gibbs, in relation to the caveat

entered by the inhabitants of Seatalcott, against granting
the 50 acres of land purchased by him, upon Little Neck,
on the north side of Long Island, within tne bounds of
that town, 147

Feb. 10. Description of a survey of a tract of land contain-
ing 360 acres lying on the northeast side of Staten Island
beginning by the water side against Cunstables hook,
and. bounded on the north by the Kill van Cull, likewise
a stream of water with liberty to make a dam and build
a mill with the ground adjacent to the said stream, con-
taining 56 acres and 40 acres of meadow, laid out for
Phillip Welles, by Phillip Welles, surveyor, 148

Feb. 18. Petition of Phillip Phillipson of the city of New
York, for a longer time than that limited in his license
for the purchase of a tract of land upon Hudson's river
north of the land of his father, Mr. Frederick Phillips,
reaching to Kertawen creek, and by the Indians called
Sink Sinck, which is to run upon an east line to Bronckx
river and the northerly bounds to be Kertawen creek,. . 149

March 8. Petition of Richard Cornall and others in behalf
of themselves and the rest of the antient inhabitants of
ye town of Flushing, in relation to the encroachments
upon their just rights by new patentees, 150

March 10. Description of a survey of 161 acres of land
lying upon Long Neck in the county of Richmond, laid
out for Andrew Cannon, by Phillip Welles, surveyor,. . . 151

March 11. Petition of David Scudder and Robt. Arther, in
relation to the purchase of a home lot, which was Wm.
Brotherton's, with four score and ten acres adjoining to
it and seven acres and a half of sunken meadow and five
acres of creek thatch, bordering on Nessequack river,. . . 151

March 11. Petition of John Tuder for an order to take up
300 acres of vacant land within the limits of East and
West Chester, 152

March 11. Petition of John Ferris and others, the inhabi-
tants of West Chester, in relation to the grant of 500
acres of land to John West, praying that the same may
be revoked, 153

March 11. Description of a survey of 161 acres of land
lying upon the point of Long Neck in the county of Rich-
mond, laid out for John Garrats De Muff, by Phillip
Welles, surveyor, 153

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Page.
1G86. March 15. Answer of Jonathan Wright and others in be-
half of the freeholders and inhabitants of Flushing to
the petition of Tho : Willet and others, 154

March 18. Petition of John Tuder for an order to take up a
parcel of vacant land lying adjacent to the purchase line
of Newtown and on the back side of the land of the
Povre Bowrey and Thomas Lawrence's and others on
Long Island, and a warrant to survey the same in order
to a confirmation by patent, 155

March 25. Petition of Henry ffilken for liberty to take up a
small tract of land lying in the bounds of New Towne,
adjacent to the lands of Thomas Wandall, and a warrant
to survey the same, (2 copies,) 155

March 25. Petition of James Lerkan for a license to pur-
chase a certain tract of t land in Queens county on Long
Island, called by the Indians, Masopike, 156

March 25. Petition of Richard Gibbs, of Long Island, for a
grant of a certain piece of vacant land, containing about
half an acre, lying next to the land of the petitioner, and
for a warrant to survey the same in order for confirma-
tion by patent, 157

March 25. Petition of Jacob Lookerman, of Albany, for a
license to purchase a certain piece of ground, lying
between Cattskill and Sagers kill, on a creek called Caters
creek, containing about 150 morgans, 157

April 1. Petition of Phillip Schuyler, for a license to purchase
a certain piece of wood land, lying upon ye west side of
a creek or kill that runs in Hudson's river, being on ye
east side thereof, and there commonly known by ye name
of Roelotf Johnson's kill, which said land is called by ye
Indians Quasighkook, and contains, with the vleys or
marshes lying thereabouts, about 200 acres, 158

April 4. Description of a survey of 2,000 acres of land, lying
upon both sides of the Walls river, of the New Pauls,
beginning on the east side of the river, and at the south
end of a small island, in the river, at the mouth of the
river Chauwangung, in the county of Ulster, laid out for
James Graham and John Delavall, by Phillip Welles, sur-
veyor, [with draught,] 159

April 5. Description of a survey of a tract of land, contain-
ing 85 acres, lying upon the north side of the Esopus kill,
within the limits of Hurly, in the comity of Ulster, and
known by the name of the " old bourey," laid out for
Garrat Cornelias, by Phillip Welles, surveyor, [with
draught,] (2 coynes,) 160

April 7. Petition of the overseers of ye poore, for the towne
of Easthampton, on Long Island, in relation to the lot of
land, formerly given by them to Thomas Squier, a lunatic,
since deceased, 161

April 9. Description of a survey of a fny or meadow ground,
upon the great Binwater, lying to the northeast of Kings-
town, in the county of Ulster, containing about 38 acres,

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Page.
1680. laid out for Henry Clavson and Yochum Englebcrt Van

Naunam, by Phillip Welles, surveyor, [with draught,] . . 1G2

April 10. Description of a survey of 69 acres of land, lying
upon the south side of Esopus kill, within the limits of
Hurley, in the county of Ulster, laid out for John Ham-
mell, by Phillip Welles, surveyor, 162

April 11. Petition of William Bickley, praying a patent for
a certain neck of land, lying upon ye main, joining upon
Harlem river, 163

April 12. Description of a survey of 19 acres of land, lying
within the limits of Hurley, in the county of Ulster, laid
out for John Ewenson, by Phillip Welles, surveyor,
[with draught,] 163

[No date.] Petition of Andrew Brown, for a license, to pur-
chase a certain tract of land, of about the quantity of
500 acres, lying to the westward of Albany, and known,
by the Indians, by the name of Schohare, 164

[No date.] Petition of Edward Griffin, on behalf of his son,
John Griffin, in relation to his proportion of the common
lands in the town of Flushing, 164

[No date.] Petition of Elias Doughty, for a warrant to lay
out the quantity of 300 acres of land, in the town of
Vlusheing, on Long Island, in order to the obtaining a legal
right for the same, 165

April 13. Description of a survey of 200 acres of land, lying
upon the south side of the Esopus kill, within the limits
of Marbletown, in the county of Ulster, laid out for John
Jost, by Phillip Welles, surveyor, 166

April 13. Description of a survey of 158 acres of land, lying
upon the south side of Esopus kill within the limits of
Marble in the county of Ulster, laid out for Gisbert Cvom,
by Phillip Welles, surveyor, 166

April 13. Description of a survey of two parcels of land,
lying on the south side of the Esopus kill, or river, one
lying entirely in Marbletown, the other being part within
Hurley and part within Marble, containing, together, 69
acres, laid out for Garrat Gisbertson, by Phillip Welles,
surveyor, 167

April 15. Petition of John Delaval and others, for a license
to purchase a tract of land, lying on Long Island, to ye
eastward of ye towne of Easthampton, commonly called
and known by the name of Montauk, 168

April 15. Petition of Tashanisk, an Indian, in behalf of him-
self and other Indians concerned, in relation to the
encroachments of the inhabitants of Brookhaven, upon
their lands to the westward of East Conecticutt, 169

April 15. Description of a survey of a certain tract of land,
known by the name of Primaker's land, lying upon Esopus
kill, within the limits of Hurley, in the county of Ulster,
together with other lands in the same vicinity, containing
in all, about 321 acres, laid out for Venike Rosen, by Ro :
Falertown, [with draught,] 169

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Page.

1686. April 20. Description of a survey of 80 acres of land, in the
county of Ulster, within the bounds of Marbletown, upon
the south side of the Esopus kill, touching a hill called
the Calibar, laid out for William Johnson, by Ro : Fuler-
town, [with draught,] 170

April 23. Description of a survey of 300 acres of land, lying
upon Hudson's river, to the northwest of Maudlin's Island,
within the limits of Kingstown, in the county of Ulster,
laid out for William Haines, by Phillip Welles, surveyor,
[with draught,] 171

April 23. Description of a survey of two lots of land, con-
taining, in all, about 130 acres, lying on the south side of
Esopus kill, within the limits of Marbletown, in the county
of Ulster, laid out for John Coke, by Ro : Fulertown,
[with draught,] 172

April 26. Description of a survey of a lot of land, containing
about 169 acres, lying on the north side of Esopus river,
within the limits of Marbletown, in the county of Ulster,
laid out for Henrik Cornelius Bogart, by Ro : Fulertown,
[with draught,] 173

April 26. Description of sundry tracts of land, (in all 196
acres,) lying on the south side of Esopus kill, within the
limits of the town of Hurley, in the county of Ulster,
adjoining the Mother kill, on the west, laid out for Derick
Skipmouse, by Phillip Welles, surveyor, [with draught,] 173

April 27. Description of a survey of a certain tract of land,
by the Round out kill, within the limits of Kingstown, in
the county of Ulster, and known by the name of ye
Plain Field, together with swamp land, amounting in all
to 144 acres, laid out for Thomas Chambers, by Phillip
Welles, surveyor, 174

April 27. Description of a survey of three pieces of land,
containing in all about 90 acres, lying in the county
of Ulster, within the bounds of Marbletown, laid out
for John Bigges, by Ro : Fulertown, surveyor, [with
draught,] 1 74

April 28. Description of a survey of 8 acres of land, in the
county of Ulster, within the limits of Kingstown ; also a
house lot lying upon ye west street in Kingstown ; also
out for Jacob Aretson, by Phillip Welles, surveyor, 175

Description of a survey of 3 acres of land, lying without
Kingstown, in the county of Ulster, westward by ye
mill pond, laid out for Jacobus Elmindorp, by Phillip
Welles, surveyor, 175

April 29. Petition of John Knight, to be allowed additional
time in the purchase of a certain tract of land, on the
Roundout kill, in the county of Ulster, 175

May 1. Description of a survey of 47 acres of land, lying
upon the north side of Esopus kill, within the limits of
Kingstown, in the county of Ulster, together with an
island called Pearl island, lying to the north-east of the
same, containing about 21 acres, laid out for William
Legg, by Phillip Welles, surveyor, [with draught,] 176

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Pago.
1086. Description of a survey of 600 acres of land, lying upon
Hudson's river, to the northward of Callicoone Hooke,
within the limits of Kingstown, in the county of Ulster,
laid out for John Tyson and company, by Phillip Welles,
surveyor, [with draught,] 1 76

May 3. Description of a survey of about 87 acres of land,
lying within the limits of Kingstown, in the county of
Ulster, upon the north side of Esopus kill, and fronts
upon ye Platte kill, laid out for Peter Whinny, by
Phillip Welles, surveyor, [with draught,] 177

May 4. Description of a survey of 201 acres of land, lying
in the county of Ulster, about two miles southward from
Kingstown, laid out for Cornelius Slight and Cornelius
Hoghboom, by Ro : Fulertown, [with draught,] 177

May 4. Description of a survey of 54 acres of swamp, lying
within the limits of Kingstown, in the county of Ulster ;
likewise about 7 acres of land, lying in ye valley, to
the eastward of the southeast gate, in Kingstown, laid
out for John Tyson, by Phillip Welles, surveyor, [with
draught,] 178

May 4. Description of a survey of 100 acres of land, lying
on the south side of Esopus kill, within the limits of
Kingstown, in the county of Ulster, beginning at ye
falls, laid out for Arian Tunisson, by Phillip Welles, sur-
veyor, [with draught,] 179

May 4. Description of a survey of 25 acres of land, lying at
the Green kill head, in the bounds of Hurley, in the
county of Ulster; also 6 acres on the upland, by the
wagon path, on the south side of the Esopus creek, laid
out for Cors Elmdorp, by Ro : Fulertown, 179

May 4. Description of a survey of about 216 acres of land,
lying upon Esopus kill, within the limits of Kingstowne,
in the county of Ulster, laid out for Hendricke Alburts,
by Phillip Welles, surveyor, [with draught,] 180

May 4. Description of a survey of 27 acres of land, lying in
the county of Ulster, on the east side of the Klyn fly, on
the west side of the town of Kingston, together with a
garden lot, at Kingston, containing 5 acres, and a piece of
wood land, lying on the south side of the Esopus creek,
near Kingston, containing 25 acres, laid out for Girth
Artson, by Ro : Fulertown, surveyor, 181

May 7. Description of a survey of about 442 acres of land,
lying in the county of Ulster, at the mouth of Esopus kill,
being a part of the tract called the Sagiers, laid out for
Geo. Meales and others, by Ro : Fulertown, surveyor,
[with draught,] 182

May 7. Description of a survey of 252 acres of land, lying
about three miles westward from the mouth of Esopus
creek, in the county of Ulster, beginning at the side of a
run called the Beaver kill, being a part of the tract called
Sagiers, laid out for George Mealls and others, by Ro :
Fulertown, [with draught,] 182

May 8. Description of a survey of 300 acres of land, lying
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Page.
1686. in the county of Ulster, northward from the mouth of
Esopus creek, being a part of the tract called Sagiers, laid
out for George Mealls and others, by Ro : Fulertown,
[with draught,] 183

May 8. Description of a survey of 201 acres of land, lying
in the county of Ulster, crossing the run called Sawyer's
kill, about a mile northwest from the mouth of Esopus
creek, being a part of the tract called Sagiers, laid out for
George Mealls and others, by Ro: Fulertown, [with
draught,] 184

May 14. Description of a survey of 797 acres of land, lying
in the county of Ulster, on the west side of Hudson's
river, in the neighborhood of Wanton Island, (Saiifjerties,)
laid out by Ro : Fulertown, for himself, [with draught,] . . 184

May 24. Description of a survey of 80 acres of land, lying
upon the south side of the Fresh kill, upon Staten Island,
laid out for Edward Antall, by Phillip Welles, surveyor,
[with draught,] 185

Description of a survey of 80 acres of land, lying upon the
south side of the Fresh kill, upon Staten Island, laid out
for Edward ■ , 185

May 28. Description of a survey of a lot of land, containing
about 63 acres, being part of Hurley great piece, lying on
the north side of Esopus kill, within the limits of the
town of Hurley, in the county of Ulster, laid out for
Matthew Blanjohn, by Phillip Welles, surveyor, [with
draught,] 186

May 28. Description of a survey of a house lot in Kingstown,
in the county of Ulster, on ye north side of the Bridge
street, together with another small lot, without Kings-
town, by the mill, laid out for Matice Slight, by Phillip
Welles, surveyor, [with draught,] 187

May 28. Description of a survey of 47 acres of land, being
part of Hurly great piece, lying upon the north side of
Esopus kill, within the limits of Hurly, in the county of
Ulster ; likewise a house lot in the same town, and two
lots of Hurley fly, or meadow ground, known as Nos. 1 1
and 13; laid out for Rowlife Swartwood, by Phillip
Welles, surveyor, [with draught,] 187

May 31. Description of a survey of a lot of land, containing
about 64 acres, lying upon ye north side of Esopus kill,
within the limits of Marble towne, in the county of Ulster,
laid out for Tho : Vandemarke, by Phillip Welles, [with
draught,] 188

June 3. Description of a house lot, in the Church street, in
Kingstowne, in ye county of Ulster, laid out for Mart

Hufman, by Phillip Welles, surveyor, 188

May 7. Description of a survey of sundry lots and pieces of
land, lying within the limits of Hurley, in the county of
Ulster, and containing, in all, about 35 acres, laid out for
John Elta, by Phillip Welles, surveyor, 189

June 8. Description of a survey of 100 acres, lying on both
sides of the Mother kill, and known by the name of Ot-

vol. ii.] LAND PAPERS. 43

Page.
168G. ford, being within the limits of Kingstown, in the county
of Ulster, laid out for John Hall, by Phillip Welles, sur-
veyor, [with draught,] 189

June 15. Petition of William White and other inhabitants
of the town of Jamaica, on Long Island, for an order to
require Daniel Whitehead to appear and answer their
complaint, 190

June 16. Description of a survey of 400 acres of land, lying
upon Hudson's river, within the limits of Kingstowne, in
the county of Ulster, laid out for John Spragg, by Phillip
Welles, surveyor, [with draught,] 191

July 7. Petition of Jacob Dayton and others, inhabitants of
the town of Easthampton, on Long Island, for their pro-
portion of the lands of said town, 192

July 7. Petition of Thomas. Tallmage and others, the inhabi-
tants of Easthampton, upon Long Island, in relation to
persons who have petitioned for some part of their lands
without the knowledge of the town, 193

July 29. Order in council upon the petition of Jacob Dayton
and others, for land in Easthampton, {see page 192,) 194

August 16. Petition of John Hendrix Bruyns, praying a
patent for a tract of land purchased, by him, from the Indi-
ans, and lying on Kinderhook creek, adjacent to the lands
patented to him by Governors Nicolls and Lovelace,. ... 195

License to Minnie Johannes, to purchase a tract of land, con-
taining about 300 acres, lying behind his farm, at the
Haverstraw, in the county of Orange, 196

License to Hendrick Kuyler, to purchase a certain piece of
land called Adorguta, near to Clausgrowen hook, in the
neighborhood of Schenechteda, containing about 30 acres
of lowland and 50 acres of upland, 196

Sept. 1. Petition of Hendrick Kyler, of Albany, for a license
to purchase a certain piece of land called Clausgraven
hook, near Scheneghteda, containing about 30 acres of low
land and 50 acres of upland, 197

Sept. 30. Petition of John Tuder, in relation to the patent of
William Hollet, the east line of which encroaches upon
the land granted him upon Long Island, adjoining to
Newtown purchase, 198

Oct. 18. Description of a survey of 200 acres of land, lying
at Cow neck, upon Long Island, laid out for Richard
Cornwell, by Phillip Welles, surveyor, [with draught,]. . 199

Oct. 18. Description of a survey of 160 acres of land, lying
at Cow neck, upon Long Island, laid out for Thomas
Hicks, senr., by Leonard Beckwith, surveyor, [with
draught,] 199

[No date.] Petition of Lord Neil Campbell, for a license to
purchase a certain tract of land, adjacent to the land of
Stephanus Cortlandt, and Jacob Decoy, upon the east
side of Hudson's river, within the Highlands, designing
to bring a considerable number of servants from England, 200

Oct. 18. Description of a survey of 100 acres of land, lying

44 LAND PAPERS. . [vol. ii.

Pago.

1686. at Cow neck, upon Long Island, laid out for Mr. Elly
Dowty, Bern*., by Leonard. Beckwith, [with draught,]... 201

[No dale] Petition of Gerrit Claessen, in relation to part of
the land on Staten Island, patented by Gov. Andross, to
his father, Claes Arentse, which Phillip Welles has taken
and unjustly detains from the petitioner, 201

Oct. 18. Description of a survey of 100 acres of land, lying
at Cow neck, upon Long Island, laid out for John
Cornwell, seur., by Leonard Beckwith, surveyor, [with
draught,]. 202

[No date.] Petition of Peter Jansen Staets, in relation to the
encroachments of Gerret Claesen, upon his land in Rich-
mond county, 202

Dec. 2. Petition of Obediah Holmes, for a warrant to survey
and lay out a certain piece of land lying in the county of
Richmond, adjoining to the land of the petitioner, upon
the head of Tyson's creek, 203

Dec. 9. Description of a survey of two pieces of my or
meadow ground, containing in all 89 acres, lying to the
north of Kingstowne, in ye county of Ulster, laid out at
the request of Win. Demyre, by Leonard Beckwith, [with
draught,] 204

Dec. 13. Patent of confirmation to John Cornwell, for 100
acres of land, on Cow neck, upon Long Island, (see p.
202,) 204

1687. Jan. 1. Minutes of a town meeting, held in Westchester, in

relation to the boimds of that town, and the patents of
Tho : Bodient, Tho : Hunt, senr., Tho : Willet and others, 205

Jan. 6. Draught of a patent to William Richardson and
others, trustees of the freeholders and commonalty of the
town of Westchester, 206

Jan. 13. Petition of Robert Arthur and Daniel Scudder, of
Smithston, in the county of Suffolk, a grant of several
islands in the Drowned meadows and creek thatch, in
Nisequaugh river, 207

[No date.] Petition of Andrew Gibb, of Brookshaven,
praying a patent for two small islands of creeke thatch
meadow, in the Rassepegue bay, the first being the
second island from the harbor's mouth, to the northwest-
ward of Stony brook, and the other next adjacent to the
northwestward, also containing betwixt them both the
quantity of 20 acres or thereabouts, 207

Jan. 17. Description of a survey of 5,100 acres of land,
lying upon Staten Island, on the Kill van Kull, together
with the great island of salt meadow, near the Fresh
kill, and opposite to Long neck, laid out for John
Palmer, by Phillip Welles, surveyor, 208

Jan. 20. Description of a survey of 410 acres of land, in the
by the Indian name of Chauwaugung, in the
county of Ulster, laid out for Thomas Loycle, by Phillip
Welles, surveyor, [with draught,] 209

Jan. 28. Description of a survey of 1,600 acres of land, lying
upon ye west end of Staten Island, beginning upon the

vol. ii.] LAND PAPERS. 45

Pago.
1687. north side of a certain creek opposite to the land of
Gabriel Manuealle, crossing said creek, and so running
by the main river to the bay, laid out for Christopher
Billip, by Phillip Welles, surveyor, [with draught,]
(Bentley's Manor,) 210

Feb. 22. Deed from Lucas Santon to William Smith, of New
York, of all his right, title and interest in and to a tract of
land purchased in company with John Spragg and others,
from the Indians, and known by the name of Westen-
hook, (Columbia county,) 211

March 5. Description of a survey of a house lot in Kings-
towne, containing about 10 acres, laid out at the request
of Henry Denyke, by Leonard Beckwith, surveyor, [with
draught,] 212

March 5. Description of a survey of 340 acres of land,
lying upon the east end of Staten Island, bounded on the
north by the Kill van Kull, and known by the name of
Loulace's Farnie, laid out for Capt. Thomas Loulace, by
Phillip Welles, surveyor, 213

July 6. Description of a survey of several small pieces of
salt meadow, on the northwest side of Staten Island, near
the Fresh kills, beginning at the southermost branch of
the Fresh kill, where it joins the sound ; thence south-
ward to Jacob de Muffes his creek, including a peninsula
of meadow called Edsall's island, laid out for Christopher

Billip, by Ro : Fulerton, 213

1691. Nov. 9. Description of a survey of a due south line, from
the head of Mattagaretts bay (Queens county,) to
Hungry Harbour, over Rockaway river, to the sea or

ocean, Aug: Graham, surveyor, [with draught,] 214

1693. March 30. Indian deed to Lawrence, Frans and John
Wessells, Aert Albertsen and Ryn Johnson, of a certain
piece of ground in Hudson's river, at a high, rocky place,
called ye Verdrietige hook, containing about 3 or 4
morgens, whereupon are several oyster shells, 215

May 16. Draught of two parcels of land, one containing 105,
the other 25, lying on the west side of Sopus creek, laid
out for Hendrick Cornelius Bogard, by August : Graham,
surveyor, 215

July 31. Draught of a certain range of lots, lying along
the Kill van Kull, being part of the late Gov : Lovelace's
estate, now belonging to Gerritt Crouze, Gerritt Vick and
Phillip Wells. Aug : Graham, surveyor, 216

July 31. Description of a survey of the last mentioned lots
belonging to Gerritt Grouse, Peter Johnson, and Gerritt
Vicks, lying upon Staten Island, near the land of Coll.
Dongan, 216

Sept. 25. Description of a survey of 400 acres, or thereabouts,
of land, lying at Unquetague, on the south side of Long
Island, in the county of Suffolk, being two necks of land,
called by ye names of Marigies and Namanock, laid out
for Thomas Willett, and Henry Taylor, by Aug : Graham,
surveyor, 217

46 LAND PAPERS. [vol. n.

169.3. Sept. 30. Description of a survey of land, lying on the south
side of Long Island, in ye county of Suffolk, bounded
west by East Connecticut river and Yaphanck creek, north
by the country road, east by a line striking the head of the
Mastick river, and running south to the Sinckes river, near
the sea, including Punecatane and Hog necks, together
with a tract of beach meadow, along the south side of the
island, (24 miles from east to west) with all the islands in
the bay, from Huntington east gutt, to Cupchauge, being
the western bounds of Southampton, and south by Setauck
neck, (St. George's Manor,) [with draught,] 21 Y

Dec. 14. Description of a survey of 3 pieces of land, contain-
ing, in all, about 160 acres, lying near the great kill, upon
Staten Island, laid out for Isaac Billiew, by Aug: Graham,

surveyor, . 218

1695. July 24. Description of a survey of 20 acres of land, lying
at the Fresh kill, on Staten Island, laid out for William
Barker, by Aug: Graham, surveyor, [with draught,]. ... 219

August 4. Description of a survey of 40 acres of land, laid
out for William Barker, lying in the rear of his present
plantation, on Staten Island, Aug: Graham, surveyor, . . . 219

August 8. Statement of Aug: Graham, surveyor, in relation
to his being interrupted in making a survey of 12 acres
of salt, and 8 acres of fresh meadow, on Staten Island,
for Arent Praell, pursuant to the Governor's warrant, . . . 220

Dec. 4. Statement of Aug : Graham, in relation to his being
interrupted in surveying the eastermost bounds of the
land at Momoranack, belonging to Ann Richbell, relict

of John Richbell, deceased, [with draught,] 220

1695. Jan. 9. Draught, demonstrating how the townes of Newtown,
Brooklyn, Bostwick and Flatbush do interfere, laid down
by Aug : Graham, surveyor, 220

Jan. 10. Description of a survey of 160 acres of land, lying
upon Long neck, upon Staten Island; also 120 aci'es lying
on the south side of Hobart's plantation, at a certain
ready cove, and 35 acres of meadow, on the north side
of the Fresh kill, laid out for Arent Praall, by Aug : Gra-
ham, surveyor, [with draught,] 221

March 29. Petition of Gritie Vrooman, wife of Akus Cor-
nelisse Van Slyck, deceased, for an island in the Mohawk
river, above Schenectady, 221

June 20. Petition of Lucas Van Tienhoven and others, for a
warrant to the surveyor general, to survey a tract of land
in the county of Orange, recently purchased, by them,
from the Indians, 222

June 23. Petition of Tobias Stoutenberg, for a confirmation
of his patent for a lot of ground, in Broadway, in the city
of New York, 222

July 25. Description of a survey of a tract of vacant land,
in Orange county, containing about 100,000 acres, begin-
ning at a tree, marked by the Indians, and running to a
certain hill called the Thome, said to be the bounds of
Haverstraw, thence W. N. West, to the blew hills, and

vol. n.] LAND PAPERS. 47

Pago.
1695. so by the said hills and Acquekcnon creek to the south .
bounds of this province, thence to DeMeres's kill, and
along the same to the place of beginning, purchased by
Luycas Tienhoven and John Cornelius, Aug: Graham,
surveyor, 223

Oct. 1. Petition of Thomas Noxon, for a grant of about 200
acres of land, lying behind Marbletown, in the county of
Ulster, 223

Nov. 21. Petition of Samuell Bayard, Arent Schuyler and
company, for leave to purchase, of the Indians, a tract of
land, lying within the bounds of Orange county, and

known by the name of Ramepog,.. 224

1690. Jan. 9. Petition of Jacob Rutse and others, of the county of
Ulster, and Dan Honan and others, of the city of New
York, praying leave to purchase from the Menissing Indi-
ans, the land called Great and Small Menissing, in the
time of three years, 224

Feb. 20. License from Gov. Fletcher to Caleb Heathcote and
Augustine Graham, to purchase vacant land on Hudson's
river, from the Indians, , 224

[No date.] Petition of William and Jarvais Marshall,

praying confirmation, by letters patent, of a purchase,
from the Indians, of lands in Orange county, known by
the name of Quesbell, 225

April 2. Deed, from two Indian women, to the children of
Nicholas Anthony, for a tract of land, lying to the south
of Rondout kill, in the county of Ulster, 226

[No date.] Petition of John Brundage for leave to purchase
a tract of land, containing about 400 acres, lying upon
Biram river, in the county of Westchester, at the dist-
ance of fourteen miles from the sound, 226

Petition of Nicholas Bayard to have his lands, in the city and
province of New York, confirmed to him, by letters patent, 226

April 16. Petition of John Cuyler, for a patent, for sundry
pieces of land, lying at a place called the Long Reach,
opposite Wappinger's creek, on the east side of Hudson's
river, and at the Dans Kamer, 227

Petition of Henry Beeckman, for a patent, for land, in
Dutchess county, lying opposite Esopus creek, and known
by the name of Sepeskenot, 227

May 18. Resolution of a town meeting, at Flushing, (L. I.,)
for the settlement of the differences and controversies
relating to the common land of that town, 228

May 21. Description of a survey of 930 acres of land, lying
at the Gowanos, on Long Island, for Adrian Bennet, by
Aug: Graham, surveyor, 228

May 21. Description of a survey of a lot of land, lying at
the Gowanos, on Long Island, for Adrian Bennett, by
Aug : Graham, surveyor, [with draught,] 228

[No date.] Description of a survey of ye land in possession
of Hendrick Ten Eyck, and ye land or island of Mattas-
sink (Rockland co.,) surveyed at the request of Mr.
Lancaster Symes, by Pieter Corteljou, [with draught,].. 229

48 LAND PAPERS. [vol. n.

169G. June 15. Bounds of the patent of Daniel Honan and Michael
Harclon, known by the name of Kackyacktewacke, on a
neck called Shemiewack or Pesqua, which runs under a
great hill, from whence is continued a direct course to
a barren plain, called Wesegroraep, until this plain bears
south ; thence S.S.E., to a falling into David Demere's
creek, south of the land called Waranshau (Orangetown,
Rockland co.,) 229

June 17. Description of 100 acres of vacant land, adjoining
Arent Praell's land, on Long neck (Staten Island,) laid
out for Nathaniell Brittain, by Aug : Graham, surveyor, . 230

June 19. Description of a survey of 121 acres of land, on
Long neck (Staten Island,) laid out for Abraham Lake-
man, by Aug : Graham, surveyor, 230

[No date.] *Description of a survey of Jan Tunissen's valley,
on the Kill van Kull (Staten Island,) amounting to 24
acres. Pieter Corteljon, surveyor, 230

[No date.] *Description of a survey of 56 acres, adjoining
the preceding, beginning at a point called the Church-
yard, and proceeding to the Great neck point, 230

Petition of Samuell Bayard, for four Indian fields, lying
vacand and unappropriated in Orange county, known by
the names Wieremins, Peskeck, Gomagkie and Nara-
sonk, being part of Luycas Tienhoven's Indian purchase, 231

Oct. 15. Description of a survey of a lot of vacant land upon
Staten Island, lying in the rear of Abraham's Lakeman's
lot ; also a gore of land comprehended between the rear
of Barker's farm and the front line of Abraham Marlett,
comprising in all 82 acres, laid out for William Barker,
by Aug : Graham, surveyor, 231

Nov. 2. Petition of Col. Stephen Cortlandt and Jacques
Pullion, for the vacant land in the rear of their lots, on
Staten Island, 232

Nov. 18. Description of a survey of a lot of land lying on
the west side of the King's garden, in the city of New
York, laid out for Caleb Heathcote, by Aug: Graham,

surveyor, 232

1697. May 6. Description or a survey of a lot of land, on the west
side of Staten Island, at Smoking point, containing 85
acres, together with one acre of meadow, fronting the
said land, and nine acres at the mouth of the Fresh kill,

H

over against Cedar point, laid out for John Lake and
Joakim Gulick, 233

May 6. Petition of Lewis Morris, for letters patent, for a lot
of land, No. 5, lying in Queens county, about five miles
north from Hempsted, on a certain tract of land called
Mattinicock, abutting to Hempsted, 234

May 7. Petition of Caleb Heathcote, Augus : Graham and
others, for a tract of vacant land in Dutchess county, on
the west line of Connecticut colony, 234

May 14. Petition of Thomas Swartod and others, to have
Jacob Rutsen and company restrained from unlawfully
obstructing them in perfecting their title to 1,200 acres of

vol. ii.] LAND PAPERS. 49

Page.
1697. land, lying at a certain place called by the Indians Wagh-

gagkemek, 235

May 16. Petition of Matthew Clarkson, for a patent for "a
certain piece of ground in a certain street in the East ward
in the city of New York, which runs along by the slip,
which leads from that part of Queen's street, which is
opposite to Maiden lane," 236

May 19. Petition of Arent Schuyler, for a patent for a tract
of land in Ulster county, 237

May 20. Draught of Menissinck, 238

May 27. Petition of Johannes Cuyler, for a hearing on his
patent, concerning the objections by thereto,
by Coll : Cortlandt and Coll : Schuyler, 239

May 27. Petition of Joast Van Metren, for a tract of stoney
woodland, lying within the bounds of Marbletown, in
Ulster county, 240

May 27. Petition of Thomas Egburse, for a patent, for a lot
of land lying near the Fresh kill, upon Staten Island,
containing about 80 acres, 241'

[No date.] Petition of Stephen Cortlandt, to be confirmed
in the possession of sundry lots of ground in the city of
New York, and in the counties of Suffolk, Richmond and
Kings, 242

June 3. Petition of Humphrey Davenport, for a warrant of
survey, for 150 acres of land, lying upon the Mumback-
house kill, in Ulster county, 242

June 14. Description of a survey of Phillips' patent, in Put-
nam county, 243

June 17. Petition of Samuell Bayard, praying a patent for
land in Orange county, (the Indian fields,) 244

June 1 7. Petition of Stephanus Van Cortlandt, for confirma-
tion of three tracts of' land, the first lying upon the east
side of Hudson's river, called Keghtawonck, the second
lying at John Peake's creek, as far as the north side of a
hill called Anthony's noose, the third lying in the same i
neighborhood, and called Sackonck and Matightekonck, . 245

June 17. Petition of Adolp Phillips, for a patent for a tract
of land lying upon the east side of Hudson's river, in
Dutchess county, 246

June 17. Petition of Samuell Haight, for a patent for a tract
of land in the town of Flushing, on Long Island, con-
taining about 150 acres, 248 '

June 17. Petition of Mathias Blansan, praying a patent for
100 acres of land, lying on the south of the Cale Bergh,
in the limits of Marble towne, in the county of Ulster, . . 249

June 17. Petition of Wm. Pinhorne, praying to be admitted
a purchaser with Coll. Schuyler, Domine DalUus and
others, in the purchase of a tract of land in the Mohaques
country, lying upon the river 50 miles, and 2 miles on
each side of the river, and for a patent for the same, 250

July 22. Petition of John Harrison, Edward Whittox and
others, for a patent for a certain tract of land purchased

from the Indians, at Oysterbay, 251

7

50 LAND PAPERS. [vol. a.

Page.
1697. July 29. Petition of Richard Merrel, praying a grant of
confirmation for a piece of land lying upon a place called
Daniel's neck, in the county of Richmond, 252

July 31. Petition of Peter Schuyler, William Pinhorne,
Domine Dallius and others, praying a patent for a tract
of land extending four miles on each side of the Mohawk
river, 253

Sept. (?) Petition of Henry flilkin, praying a license to pur-
chase a tract of vacant land, lying on Hudson's river, . . . 254

Sept. 28. Petition of Cornelius Clausen, praying a patent for
sundry pieces of land in Orange county, 255

Oct. 14. Petition of Peter Hendrix DeHans, praying a
patent for a tract of vacant land, in Albany county, be-
tween the Cohoes and Connestegioni, on the south side of
Schenectady river, 256

Oct. 14. Petition of William West, of the county of Ulster,
praying a patent for a tract of land in that county, on
which he has erected a corne mill ; also the vacant land
adjoining said tract, the whole being bounded on the
south and east by lands of Coll : Beekman, the Round
out kill, and a direct line over the hills to the bounds of
Hurley, 257

Oct. 17. Petition of a survey of 24 acres of meadow, lying at
Fresh kill, upon Staten Island, laid out in two parcels, for
Thomas Codrington, by Aug: Graham, surveyor, 258

Nov. 12. Petition of Rooloffe Swartwout, praying for 200
acres of land, lying in Ulster county, being part of a tract
of land called Waghgashkenck, 259

Nov. 25. Warrant from Gov. Fletcher to Aug: Graham,
surveyor general, to survey and lay out for Thomas Still-
well, a tract of meadow land on Staten Island, 260

Dec. 9. Petition of Peter Peterson & Co., owners of two lots
of land, lying in the neighborhood of Capt. Cornelius
Coursen's land, upon Staten Island, praying to be con-
firmed in the possession of the same, and that 15 acres of
meadow adjoining thereto may be shared between them, 261

Petition of Hendrick Van Rensselaer, praying a license to
purchase a tract of land, lying upon the east side of Hud-
son's river, between the land of Eghbert Teunisse and the
bounds of Saraghtoga, being in length upon the river
about six miles, (Schaghticoke ?) 262

[No elate.] Petition of Peter Mene and Anthony Tyce, pray-
ing a grant for a tract of vacant land, on the south side of
Staten Island, 263

[No date.] Petition of Dorety Clarke, widow of Edward
Clarke, setting forth her right and title by " ancient
demise and prior patent, to a piece of meadow, on Staten
Island, claimed and surveyed for John Tunisson," 264

[No date.] Petition of Romeyn and others, inhabit-
ants of New Yarsie, for license to purchase the four
Indian fields, lying in Orange county, between Saddel
river and Hackingsack, known by the names of Wier-
emins, Peskeck, Gomagkie and Narrasonck, 265

vol. ii.] LAND PAPERS. 51

Pago.
1697. [No date.] Petition of Jacob Codeber, Thomas Swartwout
aud others, praying a patent for a tract of land in Ulster
county, being part of a tract called Waghaghkemeck, .... 266

[No date.] Petition of Hans Lawrence, of the county of
Richmond, praying a warrant for a survey of a piece of
land on Staten Island, containing about 40 acres ; to-
gether with a small island of meadow, of about 2 acres,
lying at the mouth of Oyster creek, for which he has a
patent, 267

[No date.] Petition of Egbert and Hendrick Schoonmaker,
of Kingstowne, praying a grant for a tract of vacant
land, about 600 acres, lying opposite to the high lands
or thereabouts, being on both sides the Oudt mans kill
or creek, having been formerly patented to Capt. Evans,
but since broken by an act of generall assembly, (town
of Marlbro, Ulster Co.,) 268

[No date.] Petition of Severyn Tenhout, of Ulster county,
praying a patent for a tract of land formerly granted to
Capt. Evans, 269

[No date.] Petition of Lucas Keerstede, Johannes Kipp and
William Teller, in behalf of themselves and others, pray-
ing a patent for a neck or point of land on the east side
of the North or Hudson's river, over against the Verdre-
da hook, commonly called by the name of Sleeper's haven,
and by the Indians, Navish, the meadow being called
Senasqua, bounded by a creek called and known by the
name of Nannakans, (Tellers point, Westchester Co.,). . . 270

1698. Oct. 23. Petition of Ryer Schermerhorn, in the behalf himself

and others, the inhabitants of the town of Schanegtade,
in the county of Albany, praying a new patent for said
town, 271

1699. July. Petition of Teunis Gysbertsen, of Kings county, pray-

ing that the surveyor general may be ordered to run the
lines between his land, at Breuckland, and the land of
John Muserell, according to their patents, 272

[No date.] Petition of Maudalena Rosekrans, widow, of the
county of Ulster, praying a confirmation for lands granted
to her husband in his lifetime, 273

August 2. Petition of sundry Indians, on behalf of them-
selves and their nation, praying that John Pell and Mr.
Richbell may be ordered to satisfy the petitioners for
sundry parcels of land, and that they may have more
than was actually sold, sold unto them, 274

Oct. 18. Petition of Bernardus Swartwout, on behalf of him-
self and others, the owners of sundry lands at Waghah-
kemeck, near Menissincks, complaining of ill-treatment by
Indians, who are instigated to the same by Jacob Rutsen
& Co., and praying that they may be protected in the
peaceable enjoyment of their possessions, 275

Dec. 14. Petition of Engelbert Lot and others, inhabitants
of the town of Flatbush, on the island of Nassaw, pray-
ing that Daniel Polhemus and others may be restrained

52 LAND PAPERS. [vol. ii.

1699. from laying out and inclosing the common land of said
town, 275

1700. April 19. Indian deed to Engeltie, wife of Step. Gasherie, of

a tract of vacant land, lying in the county of Ulster, on
the south side of the Rondout kill, at a small jun of
water, to the west of the land of Rochsinck, called by the
Indian name Wiggewappog ; thence along Rondout kill,
to a small run of water called by the Indian name of
Warraminninck, together with a certain fall named

Sanchatisinck, adjoining unto said land, 276

July 31. Report of the committee of grievances, of the
houses of assembly, upon the petition of the inhabitants
of Hampstead, , 277

VOLUME III.

[Those marked thus (*) are in Dutch.]

1700-1704.

Page.
1700. May 1. Petition of John Hutching, John Sands, Daniel
Whitehead and William Huddleston, owners of a piece of
land in the county of Orange, known by the name of Ver-
dredick hook, and called, in the Indian language, Quas-
peeck, praying that the same may be surveyed and
partitioned, 1

May 14. Petition of Evert Byvanck, in behalf of himself and
the trustees of the freeholders of the town of Westches-
ter, in the county of Westchester, praying that a warrant
may issue to the surveyor genl. directing him to run the
line between the said town and John Pell's patent, accord-
ing to an agreement made between said parties in rela-
tion thereto, 2

Copy of the articles of agreement between John Pell and
the freeholders of the town of Westchester, referred to
above, bearing date April 14, 1700, 2

June 6. Petition of Hendryck Croosen and Dirck Croosen,
sons of Gerryt Croosen, deceased, praying a warrant of
survey to run the lines of the farm on Staten Island, left
to them by their father, 3

June. Warrant from Gov. Nanfan, to the surveyor general,
authorizing and requiring him to survey the land of Hen-
dryck and Dirck Croosen, lying upon Staten Island, near
Coll. Lovelace's plantation, 4

June 6. Petition of William George, representing that he
has purchased two tracts of land, adjoining on Staten
Island, one in the rear of the other, from Peter Johnson,
who had patents for the same, and that there were 16
acres of meadow, granted in said patents, which have
never been laid out, and praying a warrant of survey for
the same, 5

June 1 9. Petition of Amarens, widow of John Stout, late of
the island of Jamaica, praying that the lands on Staten
Island, purchased by her husband, of Andrew Norwood,
to whom the same were patented, may be surveyed, .... 6

July 3. Petition of Henry Fowler, Thomas Pinckney and
John Drake, in behalf of themselves and the inhabitants

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Page.

1700. of Eastchester, representing their right to the land
described in a stipulation between the town of Westches-
ter and John Pell, and praying that the petition of Evert
Bancker, for the running of the lines between the said
town of Westchester and the patent of John Pall, be not
granted, until the inhabitants of Eastchester be heard,
{see page 2,) 7

August 1. Petition of Thomas Walton, for 20 acres of land,
adjoining his farm, on the east end of Staten Island,. 8

August 16. Petition of Jean Rosie, for license to purchase,
from the Indians, about one hundred acres of woodland,
lying on the east side of the river of Canistigiyone, .... 9

[No date.] Description of a survey of land near the Paltz, 10

1701. April 2. Petition of Samuel Staats, Dyrk Vanderburgh and

Barne Cosen, for relief against Caleb Heathcote, who has
defeated them in the purchase of 1,000 acres of land, or
thereabouts, situated at the head of the lines of the towns
of East and Westchester, for the purchase of which, from
the Indians, they had been granted a prior license, 11

June 26. Petition of Abraham De LaNoy, praying a patent
for a small piece of land, formerly granted to his brother
Peter, now deceased, 12

Declaration of P. V. Coi'tlandt and Phillip Welles, bearing
date 1681, concerning the grant from Govr. Andros to
Peter De LaNoy of the land above mentioned, 12

Consent of Englebert Lott and Abraham Kip, to the issuing
of a patent for the same to Abraham De LaNoy, 12

July. Description of a survey of the same for Peter De
LaNoy, bearing date July 4, 1 700, Aug : Graham, sur-
veyor genl., 12

August 7. Petition of John Baptist Van Eps and LaAvrence
Classe, interpreters at the late conference with the Five
Nations of Indians, held at Albany, praying a patent for
five small islands, lying in the Mohoges river, between

Rosendalle and Marl , given to them by the Indians,

in consideration of their services on that occasion, 13

Sept. 15. Conveyance from Englebert Lott and Abraham
Kip to Abraham De LaNoy, of a certain lot of ground in
the possession of Andries Grevenraet, 14

Oct. 30. Petition of Dirck Vandenburgh and Abraham
Staats, praying a patent for a tract of land, being part of
a tract purchased by the widow Pawling, from the In-
dians, and by her conveyed to them, 15

Nov. 6. Petition of Leigh Atwood, Richard Slater, Abraham
Staats and company, praying a patent for a parcel of land,
vested in the crown, having not yet been granted to any
person, and also license to purchase, from the Indians, a
tract of land in Dutchess county, " the southern bounds
of which are the ffishkill, bounded by the lands of Caleb
Heathcote and company, to the northward, bounded with
the lands of Peter Schuyler and Joachim Staats, and to
the eastward by Wapping creek," 16

Nov. 7. Covenant of Samuel Staats and Derick Vandenburg,

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Page.
1701. of Dutchess Co., to allow "a patent to pass to Leigh
Atwood and company, including one mile in front to ye
waterside, in ye middle of our land, as shall be judged by
a surveyor to be ye most convenient passage to ye lands
granted to ye said Leigh Atwood and company, behind
us," 17

Nov. 21. Petition of Brant Schuyler, praying that a patent
of confirmation may be granted him for a piece of ground
lying in Queen street, in the city of New York, being
bounded southerly by the harbour, or river, at low water
mark, and westerly by the house and ground, partly of
James Emott, and partly by the land belonging to Coll
Albra : Depeyster and Robt. Lurting, 18

Nov. 21. Petition of Jacobus De Key, praying that a patent
of confirmation may be granted him for 235 acres of land
upon Manhattan Island, conveyed to him by the corpora-
tion of the city of New York, bounded on the north side
by the land of Tunis Ives, and southerly by Harlem line,
between the land of Thomas Turner and Hudson's river, 19

Dec. 10. Description of a survey of 710 acres of land, lying
in the county of Ulster, at a place called Maschabeneer
Schawengonck, laid out for Matthias Nott, by Pieter Cor-
telyau, surveyor, [with draught,] 20

July 9. Affidavit of Jacob Rutsen, concerning the purchase
of the land above mentioned, from the Indians, 20

Sept. 22. Petition of Matthias Mott, praying a patent for
about 400 acres of land, in Ulster county, at a place
called Shawungung, which was given him when a child,
by the Indians, 20

[No date.] Petition of John Smedis and Jacobus Greeyer,
praying a patent for a tract of land, about three hundred
acres, lying in the county of Ulster, on the south side of
Nesquatalk, on both sides of the Paltz river, for which a
patent was promised by his late excellency, the Earl of
Bellomont, 21

[No date.] Petition of Robert Sanders, praying a patent for
" a certain tract of land, in the county of Ulster, begin-
ning at a fall called Arackook, and running northerly on
the east side of Palts creek, until it comes to a place
called Kachawaweek, and from thence on a due east line
four miles into the woods, and from thence on a parallel
line with the Palts creek, until a due west line shall touch
the aforesaid ffall where it begun," 22

[No date.] Petition of Thomas Highby, John Scudmore,
John Whitman and Barne Cosens, praying a license to
purchase from the Indians, a piece of vacant land, in the
county of Suffolk, on the island Nassau, beginning at
"Whitman's hollow, 23

[No date.] Petition of John Hardenbergh, of Ulster county,
praying a grant of 300 acres, or thereabouts, lying and
being on the north side of the Esopus creek, in said
county, commonly called or known by the Indian name
Aquameeck, 24

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Page.
1702. Jan. 2. Petition of Matthew Clarkson, praying a license to
purchase " a parcel of land, in the county of Orange, situ-
ate on or about Demares creek, about 1,000 acres, more
or less," which the Indians are willing to sell, 25

Jan. 8. Petition of Luycas Kerstead and others, praying a
patent for an island in Orange county, which was con-
veyed to the petitioner's mother, by the Indian pro-
prietors, 26

Jan. 24. Petition of John Du Puy and others, praying a
grant of several lots of vacant and unpatented land, in the
county of Richmond, one in the rear of Mr. Osselton and
others, one at a place called Smokers point, one at the
west side of Thomas Pusling, and one to the front of
Brearle, containing in all about 200 acres, 27

Jan. 24. Petition of Susanna Waughton, widow, praying a
grant of 300 acres of land, lying in the vicinity of the
Crom Elboogh, in Dutchess county, which she alleges to
be part of a purchase made by Henry Pawling, under a
license granted to her husband, in company with said
Pawling, and for which 300 acres no patent has as yet
been granted, with , 28

Feb. 5. Testimony of Mr. Jamison, in relation to the foi'ego-
ing purchase, 28

Jan. 26. Petition of Samuel Staats and others, praying a
license to purchase a tract of land called Wawayanda, in
the county, of Ulster, containing by estimation about five
thousand acres, more or less, lying about 30 miles back-
wards in the woods from Hudson's river, 29

Feb. 2. Petition of John Hutchins, praying that he may be
heard in regard to the petition of Jarvis Marshall and
company, for vacant land to the northward of the bounds
of a tract of land called Quaspeck, in Orange county, now
in the possession and tenure of the said John Hutchins
and company, and which the said Hutchins alleges to be
a fraud, got up to deprive him of a portion of his said
patent, 30

Feb. 9. Petition of Matthew Clarkson and others, represent-
ing that Col. Caleb Heathcote has failed to comply with
the provisions of the license granted hin, in 1696, to pur-
chase of the Indians " a tract of vacant land, in the
county of Westchester, between S river, on the
north bounds of Mr. Harrison's purchase," and praying
the same may be inquired into, and the land transferred
to the petitioners, (2 copies,) 31

Feb. 14. Warrant to the solicitor general to prepare a patent
for Robert Walters, Caleb Heathcote, Matthew Clarkson
and others, for " all that certain tract of land, situate,
lying and being in the county of Westchester, bounded
northerly by Croton river, easterly by Byram river and
Bedford line, southerly by the line of John Harrison and
his associates and Rye line, stretching to Byram river
aforesaid, and westerly by the land of ffrederick Phillips
and Bruncks river," 31

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Pago.
1702. Feb. 17. Petition of John Dcpuyster, Matthew Clarkson
and others, praying a license to purchase a tract of land,
lying in the county of Orange, upon the head of Hacken-
sack, Sadie and Pysauk rivers, 32

Feb. 19. Petition of Samuel Staats and others, representing
that a license was granted him on the 26th day of Janu-
ary last past, to purchase 5,000 acres of land, in Ulster
county, called Wawayanda, from the native Indians ; that
they are since informed the said land is altogether a
swamp and hardly worth anything, and therefore pray a
license to purchase 5,000 acres adjoining thereto, 33

March 2. Petition of Robert Walters and others, praying a
patent for a tract of land, lying and being in the county
of Westchester, bounded westerly by the township of
Bedford and Heathcote's patent, northerly by the manor
of Cortland and Croton river, southerly and easterly by
the colony lines, purchased from the Indians under a
license granted 1 7th of February last ; and also for a small
tract of land, beginning westerly at a great rock on the
westermost side at the southermost end of a

and from thence to Bronckx river, con-
taining in all, by estimation, about 5,200 acres, 33

Feb. 24. Indian deed to Caleb Heathcote, of a tract of land
in the county of Westchester, bounded eastwardly by
the westermost bounds of a certain tract of land sold by
the same Indians to the said Heathcote, March 13, 1701,
northwardly by Bronckx river, and southwardly and
westwardly by Hen. ffowler's purchase, 33

Feb. 25. Indian deed to Robert Walters and others, of a
tract of land, lying and being in the county of West-
chester, bounded westwardly by Bedford and the patent
granted to Caleb Heathcote, northwardly by the manor
of Cortland and Croton river, southwardly and easterly
by the colony lines, 33

March 3. Petition of Samuel Staats and others, praying a
license to purchase a tract of land containing about 1,000
acres, lying at the head of the lines of the towns of East-
chester and Westchester, 34

March 5. Petition of David Provoost and others, praying a
license to purchase a tract of land in Ulster county,
" bounded southerly by the land granted to Capt. Jno.
Evans, westerly by the boundaries of the falls, northerly
by the boundaries of the corporation of Kingstown, and
easterly by Hudson's river," 35

Feb. 14. Description of a patent in Westchester county,
granted to Robert Walters and others, 36

Feb. 17. Description of a patent granted to Caleb Heathcote
and others, (Westchester county.) 36

March 2. Description of a patent granted to Robert Walters
and others, 36

March 12. Report of the Solicitor General on the letters
patent for confirmation of several lands in the county of
Westchester, to Caleb Heathcote, likewise for erecting the

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Page.
1702. said lands into a manor, by the name of the Manor of

Scarsdale, 37

March 12. Petition of Wm. Caldwell and others, praying a
license to purchase a certain tract of unappropriated land
in ye hands of ye native Indians, lying in Dutchess county,
to ye westward of Westenholks creek, and to ye eastward
of Pogkeepke, and called by ye Indians by ye name of
Wayanaghtanock, 38

March 12. Petition of John Middagh, of ye county of Ulster,
praying a license to purchase about 300 acres of land,
called by ye Indians Wenacksink, lying over ye Shawen-
konck kill, on both sides of ye Wals kill, in ye said
county, 39

March 12. Petition of Albert Rosa, of ye county of Ulster,
praying a license to purchase about 300 acres of land,
called by ye Indians by ye name of Anguagekonk, lying
to ye northwest of Kingstown, in said county, upon a cer-
tain creek called Sawkill, westerly above Wm. Legg's saw
mill, and near ye high mountains, 40

March 12. Petition of John Hardenbergh, of ye county of
Ulster, praying a license to purchase about 250 acres of
land, called by ye Indians by ye names of Sakewaneec-
kock and Pog Kanecook, lying to ye northwest of ye town
of Kingstown in said county, upon a certain creek called
Sawkill, 41

March 12. Petition of Mark Desachoy, of Staten Island,
praying a new patent for a parcel of land on the west side
of said Island, to reconcile a difference in relation to the
quantity contained within the bounds described by the
former patent and the original grant to the petitioner for
said land, 42

March 18. Petition of Isaac Deriemer and others, praying a
license to purchase a tract of land called by the Indians
Massaback, and in English, half hill, in the county of Suf-
folk, on the Island Nassau, about three miles long and
two miles in breadth, close by the town of Huntington, . . 43

March 26. Petition of Pieter Cortelyau, praying a grant of
a tract of barren Avood land, lying in the New Dorp, on
Staten Island, contiguous to the land of John Louisse, . . 44

March 30. Petition of Abraham Gouveneur and others, pray-
ing a license to purchase a certain tract of land in Ulster
county, called Wiesasack, lying to the southward of Wa-
yanaglanock, to the westward of Westenhock creek, .... 45

March 31. Description of a survey of 155 acres of land,
lying in ye New Dorp, in ye county of Richmond, on
Staten Island, laid out for Peter Corteleau, by S. Clowes,
surveyor, (see page 44,) with 46

April 4. Letter from S. Clowes, transmitting the above, .... 46

April 6. Petition of Susanna Vaughton, widow, praying for
an equal share witli Leigh Atwood and others, of certain
land lying in Dutchess county, for which said Atwood
has already petitioned, 47

April 13. Petition of David Provoost and others, praying a

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Page.
1702. patent for about 1,500 acres of profitable land, besides
waste and wood land, lying in Ulster county; bounded
on the south by the land of Capt. John Evans, west by
the boundaries of the falls, north by Kingstowne, and
east by Hudson's river, 48

April 13. Petition of "Peter La Count, praying a patent for
83 acres of land on the west side of Staten Island, together
with a piece of meadow in the neighborhood of the same, 49

April 13. Petition of Abraham Luteiue, praying a patent
for some land and eight acres of meadow, bought from
Thomas Stilwell, in Staten Island, 50

April 13. Petition of Thomas Still well, praying that a war-
rant of survey may be issued to lay out a piece of beach,
marsh and boggy meadow, lying near ye old town on ye
south side of Staten Island, 51

April 13. Petition of Abraham Lane, praying a new patent
for a tract of land containing 1 65 acres, lying in the county
of Richmond, and that 20 acres in addition thereto may
be granted him, to make up the full amount patented to
Thomas Carhart, whose right to the same the petitioner
has purchased, 52

April 13. Petition of Thomas Parsell, of Great Barnes Is-
land, praying a grant of 4 rods square into ye water, on
ye north side, called little Helgate, to make a dock to
secure a mill which he has erected on said Island, 53

April 13. Petition of Francis Martino, praying letters patent
for a tract of land on Staten Island, with meadow propor-
tionable, granted him by Coll. Dungan, 54

April 13. Petition of Thomas Weaver and Mark De Salhoy,
praying a patent for two lots of ground in ye county of
Richmond, formerly called William Merrill and Phillip
Merrill's lots, together with one lot of ground formerly in
possession of Nicholas Smith, 55

April 13. Petition of Thomas Weaver, James Sullion and
Mark De Sacoy, praying that they may have a warrant to
survey 80 acres of land in the rear of William Pinkhorne's
land, also two lots adjoining the possessions of Anthony
Tice and Peter Manny, together with about 150 acres of
meadow, all in the county of Richmond, 56

April 13. Petition of Nathaniel Brittain, praying a new
patent for land, in Richmond county, 57

April 15. Petition of Leigh Atwood and Richard Slater on
behalf of themselves and company, in relation to the land
in Dutchess county, for which they have before prayed a
grant of, 58

April 15. Petition of Isaac Depeyster and Capt. Cornelius
Depeyster, praying a survey in order to ye obtaining a
patent, for a certain tract of land, running along ye North
river, and lying between ye Yonckers and Spegkendiple,
and so to Bronkes river, known by ye name of Menen-
taach, 59

April 18. Petition of Robert Sanders, praying a patent for
about 2,000 acres of profitable land, besides waste and

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Page.
1702. woodland, lying in the county of Ulster, and called by

the Indians Oghgotacton, 60

1688. June 4. Certificate of Gov. Dongan, that Robert Sanders
paid a certain amount, and is entitled to receive the

same for a piece of land mortgaged by an Indian, 60

1702. April 21. Petition of Isaac De Riemer and others, praying a
license to purchase a tract of unpatented land, situate in
the county of Suffolk, on the island Nassau, to the east-
ward of the town of Huntington, and to the westward
of Nessequack, commonly called by the Indians Katawa-
make, and in English by the name of Crope meadow,. . . 61
April 23. Petition of Anthony Tysson, praying a patent for
27 acres of meadow, adjoining his land, in the county of

Richmond, 62

Petition of Daniel Lake and Joseph Holmes, praying a
patent for 200 acres of land, lying in the county of Rich-
mond, bounded on the northwest by the lands of Lakeman
& Barker, on the northeast by the lands of Eghberts &
Fountain, on ye southeast by the lot of Isaac Billjeau,. . . 63
1696. Description of a survey of 200 acres of land, lying on Staten
Island, laid out for Daniel Lake and Joseph Holmes, by

Aug : Graham, surveyor, 63

1702. April 23. Warrant to the solicitor general, to prepare letters
patent to Daniel Lake, for 200 acres of land, in the county

of Richmond, 63

April 28. Petition of John Shadwell, of the county of Rich-
mond, praying that 8 or 10 acres of land, lying between
his lot and the long creplebush, in said county, may be
surveyed, in order that he may obtain a patent for the

same, 64

April 30. Petition of John Gonzales, for relief, against
Nicholas Manning, who has dispossessed him of a lot of

land, on Staten Island, 65

June 4. Petition of John Champion, praying for relief,
against John Williams, who has disseised him of a tract
of land, lying at Lusum, near Oyster bay, in Queens

county, 66

June 10. Petition of Sovereyn Tenhout, setting forth reasons
why the land in Ulster coimty, petitioned by Matthias

Mott, should be granted to the present petitioner, 67

Petition of Soverigne Tenhout, for 300 acres of land on

knowne by the name of Showengonck, in the county

of Ulster, 67

1693. June 19. Extract from the minutes of the court at Kingston,

in relation to the granting of land to Soverijn Tenhout, . . 67
Description of a survey of acres of land, in Ulster

county, called by the Indians by the name of Masseecks,

near Shawengonck, [with draught,] 67

June 13. Petition of Killian Van Ranslaer, to have remitted
four years' quit rent, of a tract of land, lying on the fron-
tiers of the province, to indemnify him for the losses by
the incursions of the French and Indians in that quarter, 68
June 13. Petition of Ellis Duxbury and Mary his wife, for a

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Page.
1093. patent for a small tract of land upon Staten Island, left

him by his nncle Capt. Thomas Lovelace, deceased, 69

August 21. Description of a survey, of 340 acres of land,
with 25 acres of salt meadow, lying on the north side of
Staten Island, laid out for Ellis Duxbury, by Pieter Cor-
telyau, surveyor, 69

June 29. Petition of Peter Coitileau, who has assigned 155
acres of land, on Staten Island, lying in the New Dorp,
to Joseph Billop and Abraham Lakeman, praying that a
patent may issue to said Billop and Lakeman for the
same, 70

June 30. Petition of Paul Samuel DuFour, praying a patent
for a tract of land, lying vacant in Esopus alias Dutchess
county, adjoining to that Adolp Phillips, on ye south
side; on ye north to Fish kill, westward to Hudson's
river, and eastward to New England bounds, and will
amount to 800 acres of land in all, or thereabouts, 71

July 29. Petition of Geraldus Comfort, of the county of
Albany, praying a patent for a tract of land on the north
of the Mahoggs river, in said county, adjoining Kaqua-
rajoine, the westerly bounds of Schanhegtade patent, ... 72

July 22. Petition of John Pietersen Mebie, of Schanhegtade,
praying to be confirmed in the possession of a tract of
land, lying and being upon Trindorogoes creek, on both
sides, commonly called Kadarode, made over to the peti-
tioner by Roode, the Indian, in his life time, principal
sachem, by and with the consent of the rest of the Pray-
ing Indian Castle, in the Mohoggs country," 73

July 27. Petition of Adam Vrooman, praying a patent for
a certain creek called Sand creek, near Schenectady, on
which he has built a mill, 74

July 27. Petition of Helmer Janse, praying a patent for a
certain piece of woodland, lying on the north side ot
Cattskill, stretching from femmenhook, that lyes opposite
to Boomties hook, at ye mouth of Cattskill, and runs
northward along the west side of Hudson's river, about
1,200 paces to a small kill or creek, called Stuck, which
comes into ye river, over against Vastricks island ; from
thence into ye woods westwards, to beneath Dirk
Teunises' mill, to ye southward of ye first creek that runs
into Hans Vossen kill, till the same comes into Cattskill,
and so along till you come to Boomties hook ; also 3
acres lying a little above where Hans Vossen kill comes
into Cattskill, 75

July 29. Petition of John Van Loon, praying the governor
to remit the quit rent accruing on his land, during the war
with France, 76

August 1. Petition of David Schuyler, praying a license to
purchase 50 acres, or thereabouts, of land, lying upon
Hudson's river, on the north bounds of Saragtoga patent,
on the west side of said river, 77

August 1. Petition of Robt. Livingston, Junr., praying a
license to purchase a tract of land lying about 40 miles

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Page.
1693. above ye city of Albany, beginning from the north bounds
of Sarachtoga patent, on the west side of Hudson's river,
over against a creek called Tioneend chousere, 78

Sept. 8. Petition of the freeholders of the county of Ulster,
to remit their quitrents, accruing during the war, which
greatly distressed and harassed "them, 79

Sept. 8. Petition of William and Phillip Merrell, of Staten
Island, praying a patent for a double lot of land, lying
in the rear of those lots laid out against Smoking point,

whereof they have been for some time possessed, 80

1689. March 15. Description of the survey of land on Staten

Island, belonging to said Merrill, 80

Nov. 7. Petition of Dirck Benson, praying a patent for a
tract of land, on Staten Island, with some meadow lying
between Long neck and Daniel's neck, , 81

[No date.] Report made to the Governor, by Sa: Sh. Brough-
ton, Rip Van Dam and John Bridges, on the granting a
patent to Dirck Benson, for the land prayed for in the
above petition, 81

Sept. 17._ Extract from the minutes of a council held at Chear
hall, in Orange county, referring the petition of Dirck
Benson, to the attorney general, Mr. Van Dam and Dr.
Bridges, to report what is convenient to be done therein, 81

Sept. 8. Petition of Sampson Broughton, in behalf of himself
and company, praying a license to purchase vacant land
in Dutchess county, 82

Sept. 8. Petition of Gertruydt, the widow of Col. Stephen
Cortlandt, praying a patent for two tracts of land, one
lying upon Cowneck, in Queens county, containing about
500 acres, the other called Appletree neck, in Suffolk
county, 83

Sept. 8. Extract from the minutes of a council held at Chear-
hall, in Orange coiinty, referring the above petition to
Mr. Van Dam and Col. Heathcote for their examination, 83
1705. July 6. Report of Rip Van Dam, and Caleb Heathcote on

the same, 83

1702. Sept. 12. Petition of Gerrit Aersen"in behalf of himself and
several other antient inhabitants of the county of Ulster,
praying relief against the unjust encroachments of Thomas
Swartwout and company, upon the land called Great and

Little Minnisinck, 84

1696. June 3. Articles of agreement between the proprietors of
Wagachemeck, and of those of Great and Little Min-
nisinck, 84

Act confirming the above articles, 84

1702. Sept. 12. Petition of Mr. Charles Congreve, in behalf of
himself and company, praying a warrant of survey may
issue for the surveying of a tract of vacant land in the
county of Suffolk, near the bounds of Huntington, that a
patent may be obtained for the same, 85

Sept. 12. Petition of the inhabitants and freeholders of ye three
townes or villages of Hurley, Marbletown and Mombackus,

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1702. praying that the common and wood land, belonging to

said villages, may be secured to them by patent, 80

Sept. 12. Petition of William Nottingham, inhabitant of ye
county of Ulster, praying a patent for a piece of land
lying and being on Esopus creek, on ye second piece at
ye towne of Marbletowne, 87

Oct. 29. Petition of Francis Vincent, Jaques Pullion and
Mark Desachoy praying a warrant to survey two lots of
land on Staten Island, situate in the rear of Wm. Pullion,
John Brevell and Francis Osleton's lotts, with one hun-
dred and fifty acres of salt meadow, on the said island,
in order to the obtaining a patent for the same, 88

Caveat entered by John Hutchins and others, against the
issuing of any patent for lands between Haverstraw and
David De Mares kill, 89

Nov. 2. Caveat of David Jamison, in behalf of William and
Phillip Merrel, that no patent pass for two lots of land on
Staten Island, about 15 years since, laid out for the said
William and Phillip, 89

Nov. 13. Petition of Anderis Gardinier, praying a patent
for a tract of land on the east side of Hudson's river,
in the county of Albany, between the colony Renselaers-
wyke and the patent of Chinder hooke, 90

Aug. 27. Certificate of the trustees of Kinderhook, that they
have no objection to the granting the above land, 90

Certificate of K. Van Rensselaer that he does not object to
granting the land specified in the above petition, provided
it will not interfere with the settlement made in that
quarter, by Jerominas and John Hanse, 90

Nov. 6. Petition of Caleb Heathcote and company, praying
that a warrant maybe issued to survey 350 acres of
upland and 50 acres of meadow, more or less in the
county of Richmond, 91

Nov. 1 1 . Petition of the trustees of the freeholders and com-
onalty of borough and town of Westchester, praying a
warrant to issue to the surveyor general to run the divi-
sional line between that town and Eastchester, 92

Nov. 19. Petition of Robert Lurting and Sampson Brough-
ton, for themselves and company, praying a license to
purchase a tract of land in Dutchess county, 93

Nov. 23. Petition of Samuel Staets and others, praying a
patent for about ten thousand acres of land, lying at
Wawayanda or Woerawin, 94

Oct. 29. Petition of Francis Vincent and others, praying a
patent for a tract of land, lying on Staten Island, (see page
88,) 95

Nov. 24. Description of a survey of sundry small pieces of
land, lying upon Staten Island, laid out for Francis Vin-
cent and others, 96

Nov. 25. Petition of Dirck Vandenburgh and others, for
leave to purchase land in Orange and Ulster counties, ... 90

Nov. 27. Draught of warrant to survey the county of Rich-
mond, 97

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in.

Page.

1702. Nov. 30. Petition of John Pieterson Mebie praying a patent

for land lying on both sides of Tionderogoes creek, (see
page 73,) 98

Dec. 10. Petition of Peter and Magdalain Fauconnier and
others, praying a patent for sundry small tracts of vacant
land on Staten Island, 99

Dec. 10. Petition of Daniel Coxe, praying a warrant of sur-
vey, for sundry tracts of land, lying at Westenhook, in
the county of Albany, at Kingstowne, in the county of
Ulster, and at Crabb meadow, on the Island Nassau, in
the county of Suffolk, 100

Dec. 1 0. Petition of William Lawrense, praying a patent for
a small island, near to his abode on the Island Nassau, at
the mouth of Little Hellgate, between Great and Little
Barren Islands, containing about 3 acres, 101

Dec. 10. Petition of Samuel Staats and others, praying a
patent for 10,000 acres of land at Wawayanda or Woer-
awin, (see page 94,) 102

Dec. 11. Petition of Abraham Lakeman and Peter L. Conte,
executors of the last will of John L. Conte, deceased,
praying a patent for sundry pieces of land and meadow,
lying on the west side of Staten Island, 103

Dec. 11. Petition of Isaac De Riemer and company, praying
a patent for a tract of land in the county of Suffolk, called
by the Indians, Massakack, 104

Dec. 24. Petition of Charles Congreve, in behalf of himself
and company, praying a patent for 3,500 acres of land, in
the county of Suffolk, called Wynycornick, 105

Dec. 1. Description of a survey of 3,500 acres of land, lying
10 miles eastwai'd of Huntington, for Mr. Charles Con-
greve and company, by Tho : Cardale, dep : surveyor, ... 105

Dec. 3 1 . Extract from the minutes of a council, held at ffort
William Henry, ordering " that Mr. David Jamison do
attend the board on Thursday next, and give account of
his knowledge, with relation to the petition of Oloff van
Cortlandt, for grant of Indian land, with petition," 106

1703. Jan. 14. Petition of Phillip French and others, praying a

license to purchase sundry tracts of vacant and unappro-
priated land, lying in the counties of Orange and Ulster,
(Minisink patent,) 107

Jan. 21. Petition of John Chadeayna, of Richmond county,
praying a patent for three lots of land in said county, con-
taining in all 242 acres, and also a warrant of survey to
lay out meadow land proportionate to the same, 108

Jan. 22. Petition of Lancaster Symes and Michael Hawdon,
praying a license to purchase a tract of land in the county
of Suffolk, at the mouth of a river called Oriock, 109

Feb. 5. Petition and complaint of Henry Filkin and others,
in relation to a tract of land in Dutchess county, by
Crown Elbow, 110

Feb. 5. Petition of Isaac DeReymer and company, praying
the speedy consideration of his former petition, (see page
104,) ... Ill

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Page.
1703. Feb. 5. Petition of sundry inhabitants of the town of Schon-

egtedy, to have their quit-rents remitted; granted,. ..... 112

Feb. 11. Petition of Samtiel Staats and company, praying a
patent for a tract of land, containing about 10,000 acres,
at Wawayunda or Woerawin, (see page 102,) 113

March 1 1 . Petition of Dr. John Bridges and company, pray-
ing a patent for a tract of land in the county of Orange,
purchased under a license, granted in September last,. . . 114

March 11. Petition of Richard Sacket, praying a license to
purchase a tract of vacant and unappropriated land, in
Dutchess county, to the eastward of Hudson's river, near
a place called Weshiack, 115

March 22. Petition of Charles Congreve and company, pray-
ing a patent for 3,500 acres of land, lying in the county
of Suffolk, ten miles east of Huntington, (seepage 105,) . . 116

March 25. Petition of widow Cortlandt and Oloff Cortlandt,
her son, praying a patent for three necks of land, on the
south side of Nassau Island, with 117

March 25. Indian deed of the same to the petitioners above
named, 117

April 13. Petition of Cornelius Dykeman, praying a patent
for a tract of land about 12 miles above Albany, at a
place called Nesscayoune, 118

April 13. Affidavit of Myndert Harmense, of Pokeepsinck,
in relation to 1,200 acres of land, in Dutchess county,. . . 119

April 21. Petition of Benjamin Faneuil and others, praying
a license to purchase an island in Orange county, or on
the bounds of the county of Ulster to the west and south-
west of Waghackemeck, and called by the Indians Pic-
quack, together with a piece of land near adjoining
thereto, called Tiessaghshemonck, lying over against a
place called the first creek, containing together 12,000
acres, 120

April 22. Petition of George Hadley, of West Chester, pray-
ing that he may be put in possession of certain lands in
West Chester county, to take charge of the same, until
his right and title to said lauds shall be legally de-
termined, 121

April 22. Petition of Sampson Shelton Broughton, in behalf
of himself and company, praying a license to purchase a
tract of vacant land, in the county of Albany, known by
the Indian name of Kayaderrosres, adjoining to the north
bounds of Schenectady, on the east side thereof, to the
west bounds of Soroctoge, on the north side thereof, and
to Albany river on the west side thereof, 122

May 6. Petition of Susannah Vaughton, widow, praying a
grant of land in the vicinity of Crom Elbow, in Dutchess
county, 123

May 8. Petition of Lawrence Van Schayke and Lawrence
Van Allen, planters, praying a license to purchase "a
tract of unappropriated land, lying to the southward of
the bounds of Kenderhooke, and to the northward of
Killian Van Ranslaaer (comonly called patroon,) pattent

66 LAND PAPERS. [vol. hi.

Pago.
1703. of Potkoke, and to the eastward of Major Abraham's
pattent, of Claveracke ; from thence easterly into the
woods eight English miles, being in ye county of Albany,
[with draught,] 124

May 8. Petition of Claes Clase Sluyter, praying a patent for
a tract of land, " lying and being at the Round out kill,
north upon ye said kill, in ye county of Ulster, contain-
ing 400 acres, between ye land of ye widow Pawling and

ye widow of Dirck Kyser," with 125

1698. Oct. 22. Extract from the minutes of a council, held at fort
Wm. Henry, referring the same to ye justices of Kings-

towne, in the county of Ulster, also, 125

1700. August 24. Minutes of the court at Kingstowne, reporting

favourably to the prayer of the petitioner, 125

1703. May 11. Petition of several of the freeholders and inhabit-
ants of the town of Newtown, in Queens Co., on the
island Nassau, setting forth the differences existing in
relation to the common lands of said town, and praying
relief in the premises, in order to determine the same,. . . 126

May 14. Letter from B. Cosens, clerk of the council, to
Thomas Davis, requiring to repair to Newtown, to notify
Samuel Moore and others, to appear before the council,
on Tuesday, seaven-night, in relation to the foregoing
petition, 127

May 25. Petition of Cornelius Dykeman, for a patent, (see
page 118,).. 128

Petition of Andries Gardiner, praying a license to purchase
a tract of land, in the county of Albany, between the
patent granted to Killian Van Renslaer, and the patent
granted to the town of Kinderhook, having Hudson's
river to the west, and unappropriated land to the east,
containing about 1,000 acres, 129

Jan. 5. Indian deed to Andries Gardiner, for the land de-
scribed in the foregoing petition, 129

June 10. Petition of Helmer Janse, praying a patent for a
piece of woodland, on the north side of Katskill, (see
page 75,) , 130

June 16. Petition of Captain Thomas Garton, for and on
behalf of the inhabitants of the town of Marbletown, in
the county of Ulster, praying the appointment of trus-
tees for said town, and the issuing of letters patent
accordingly, 131

June 16. Petition of Col. Henry Beekman, for and on behalf
of the inhabitants of the town of Mumbackus, in the
county of Ulster, praying the appointment of trustees for
said town, and the issuing of letters patent accordingly, 132

June 18. Petition of Col. Henry Beeckman, praying a new
patent for two parcels of land, in Dutchess county, 133

June 7. Petition of John ffort, alias Libertee, praying a
patent for a certain lot of ground lying at Onestigioene,
in the county of Albany, 134

June 24. Petition of Phillip French and others, praying a
patent for a tract of land lying in the counties of Orange

vol. in.] LAND PAPERS. 67

Page.
1703. and Ulster, called and known by the name of Magocka-

mock and Magatsoot, (Minisinck Pat.,) 136

June 25. Copy of Marbletown patent, 137

Feb. 15. Petition of William Nottingham, of the county of
Ulster, (see page 87,) with 138

Feb. 18. Extract from the minutes of a council held at Fort
William Henry, referring the foregoing petition to Henry
Beekman, Wm. Denneyer and John Wyncoop, justices of
the peace of the county of Ulster, also, 138

April 23. Report of the said justices upon the petition,. ... 138

July 1. Warrant to the attorney general, to prepare a draft
of letters patent, for William Nottingham, 138

Description and draught of Wm. Nottingham's land, 138

July 27. Petition of Isaac Deremier and Company, praying
a patent for a parcel of land in the county of Suffolk,
called half hollow hills, with memorandum of sundry
grants in said county, 139

July 5. Description of a survey of 3,840 acres of land, lying
in Suffolk county, and known by the name of half hollow
hills, Tho : Cardale, D. surveyor, [with draught,] 140

August 6. Petition of Jacobus Van Cortlandt, of the city of
New York, praying a patent for sundry lots near the
dock, in said city, 141

August 6. Extract from the minutes of a council held at
Fort Anne, ordering the attorney general to compare the
papers relating to the lots above mentioned, with regard
to the bounds thereof, and report to the council thereupon, 141

August 9. Report of the attorney general pursuant to the
above, 141

August 10. Petition of Thomas Cardale, in behalf of himself
and Company, praying a license to purchase " three necks
of land, and other parcels of waste land adjoining near
the said necks, part of which are lying in Queen's county
and part in Suffolk county," 142

August 10. Petition of Derick Johnson Hoglandt, of Flat-
bush, in Kings county, praying a warrant of survey for a
tract of land on the west part of Long Island, " beginning
where the road crosses a hollow which leads from fflatt's
land to Gravesend," 143

1702. Petition of the freeholders and inhabitants of the town of

Bedford, praying that the eastermost line of Richbell's
patent may be run, in order to determine whether it will

interfere with said town, 144

Sept. 8. Extract from the minutes of a council held at Chear
Hall, in Orange county, referring the foregoing petition to
Mr. Attorney General, Dr. Bridges and Mr. Van Dam,. . 144

Sept. 11. Report upon the above petition, 144

Sept. 17. Extract from the minutes of a coimcil held at
King's Bridge, approving the above report and granting
the prayer of the petitioners, 144

1703. August 2. Petition of the freeholders and inhabitants of the

town of Bedford, in Westchester county, praying a patent

in pursuance of the above grant, 144

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Page.
1703. August 5. Petition of the freeholders and inhabitants of the
town of Bedford, in the county of Westchester, praying
a patent of confirmation for said town, 144

August 31. Petition of the freeholders and inhabitants' of the
town of Bedford, praying a patent, 145

Sept. 17. Petition of John Bridges and Company, praying a
license to purchase a tract of vacant and unappropriated
land, in the county of Orange, 146

Sept. 17. Petition of Col. Henry Beekman and others, pray-
ing a license to purchase a tract of vacant land called
Ruwataweginck, and also another known by the name of
Warquomkasineck, both lying northwesterly from Kats-
kill, 147

Oct. 7. Petition of Naning Harmense and Company, praying
a license to purchase a piece of vacant and unappropriated
land, to the north of the city of Albany, adjoining to the
colony of Ranslaerwijck, lying in the bite of the Cohoes
falls, containing about 600 acres, also another piece of
vacant land lying upon the Norman's kill, to the west of
the city of Albany, commonly called by the Indian name
of Dewasentha, containing about 1,000 acres, 148

Oct. 20. Petition of Richard Sackett and Company, praying
a license to purchase lands in Dutchess Co., (see page 115,) 149

Oct. 21. Petition of Nanning Hermense and company, pray-
ing a license to purchase a tract of vacant land lying in
the county of Albany, on the north side of Schonnectady
river, from the land granted unto Anthony Van Schayaks,
and so runs westerly along the bounds of Mistoggunes
land, from thence runs northerly into the woods about 6
miles, 150

June 24. Petition of fflores Crom, in behalf of himself and
the rest of the inhabitants at Haverstraw, in Orange
county, praying a confirmatory patent for said town, .... 151

Oct. 22. Report of Sa : Sh : Broughton, Wm, Lawrence and
Caleb Heathcote, upon the foregoing petition, 151

Oct. 22. Petition of John Cloet, praying a patent for a tract
of land lying at Nestegannah, in the county of Albany,. 152

Description of bounds of said land, 152

1684. Dec. 18. *Deed from Jan. Clute to Gerrit Claesz, for a tract

of land in Canastagione, 152

1703. Nov. 3. Petition of Killion Van Ranslaer, praying a patent

of confirmation for the Manor of Ranslaerwick, 153

Nov. 3. Extract from the minutes of a council held at Fort
Anne, referring the foregoing petition to the members of
the board, or any three of them, to report thereupon,. . . 153

Nov. 4. Report of Wm. Smith, Pa : Schuyler and Sa : Sh :
Broughton, in accordance with the above, 153

Nov. 4. Petition of Arian Garretson and others, in behalf of
themselves and the rest of the inhabitants of the town
of Hurley, in the county of Ulster, praying a patent for
said town, 154

Dec. 24. Petition of William Peartree and others, praying a
license to purchase a small tract of vacant and unappro-

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Pago.
1703. priated land, bounded on the west by Brunk's river, on
the south by the township of Eastchester, and on the east
by the land of Mr. Pell and that lately purchased by Col :
Heathcote, 155

Nov. 6. Report of Rip Van Dam, G. Beeckman and Caleb
Heathcote, concerning the town of Newtown, in Queens
Co., with respect to the mode heretofore pursued in allot-
ing the common lands of said town 156

Dec. 22. Petition of Tierck Harmense, praying a patent for
the vacant land lying on the east side of Hudson's river,
between Swartahook and Great Nutten Hook, compre-
hended between the Kinderhook patent and land at pre-
sent owned by the petitioner, 157

Deed from Essie Hendrickse, widow and relict of Hans Hen-
drickse, of ye city and county of Albany, deceased, to
Tierck Harmense, for a certain parcel of land near Albany,
lying and being at ye east wall, beginning northward of
the first point of Nutten Hook, and stretching along the
side of ye Little Nutten Hook, till you come to Marme-
head creek or hill, and soe runs into the woods about a
Dutch mile, 157

1703. Dec. 23. Petition of Capt. Robert Lurting and Sampson

Broughton, in behalf of themselves and company, praying
a renewal of a license to purchase a tract of land in

Dutchess county, 158

Dec. 24. Petition of Philip French and others, praying a
patent for the land in the counties of Orange and Ulster,
known as Minisincks and Waghackemacke, 159

1704. Jan. 4. Petition of Richard Sacket and company, praying a

patent for a land in Dutchess county, on the east side of
Hudson's river, at a place called Weshiack, {see page 149,) 1G0

Jan. 6. Petition of Sampson Shelton Broughton, praying a
renewal of his license to purchase a tract of land in
Dutchess county, 161

Jan. 8. Letter from B. Cosens, clerk of the council, to the
surveyor general, requiring him to appear before the
council, concerning land in the counties of Ulster and
Orange, 162

Jan. 13. Petition of Ebenezer Wilson and others, praying a
patent for a small part of the land purchased by them, by
virtue of a license bearing date Nov. 25, 1702, beginning
on the northeast side of the mouth of Weachackamack
creek, where it enters Minissinck river, and thence by the
foot of the hill, on each side of the aforesaid river, to the
southwest end of great Minissink Island, including said
island, and all the upland and lowland, within the bounds
aforesaid, (Minisinck patent,) 163

Jan. 13. Petition of Peter Fauconnier and others, praying a
license to purchase 1,000 acres of vacant and unappropri-
ated land in Suffolk county, 164

Jan. 27. Petition of Thomas Cardale and company, praying
a warrant to survey nine islands in Queens and Suffolk
counties, as also two necks of land lying eastward of the

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Pago.
1704. town of Hempstead, called by the Indians Rockaway and

Seatquaa, with all the outlands thereunto belonging,. ... 165

Feb. 17. Petition of Richard Sackett and company, praying
an order of council in relation to the execution of his deed
of purchase from the Indians, by which he may the more
speedily receive a patent, 166

Feb. 17. Return of the surveyor general between French
and company, and Wilson and company, about lands in
Ulster and Orange counties, (Minisinck,) 167

Feb. 24. Petition of Benj : Aske, praying a warrant to
survey a tract of land on the north side of the county
Suffolke, on Wissiquack river, 163

March 20. License to Benj : Aske, to purchase a tract of land
in the county of Suffolk, called Tackan, 168

Feb. 24. Description of a survey of 24,283 acres of land,
on Nessequage river, on Nassau Island, purchased by
Benjamin Ask & Co., from ye Indians, Tho : Cardale, D.
surveyor, 168

March 1. Petition of Daniell Honan and Michael Hawdon,
praying a warrant to survey a tract of land in the county
of Orange, commonly called by the Indians, Kackyack-
taweke, 169

March 9. Memorial of Barne Cosens, clerk of the council,
offering to the consideration of the board, if the persons,
are to be charged with the quitrents, reserved upon the
old patents of 1666, granted by Col. Nicolls, and since
confirmed in the year 1686, 170

March 1. Petition of John Hutchins and company, praying
a warrant to survey a tract of land in the county of
Orange, commonly called and known by the Indians by
the name of Quaspeck, 171

March 3. Petition of Anthony Badgeley, praying a warrant
to survey his lot of ground in the town of Flushing, called
Hemp lot, in order to end the encroachments of Thomas
Hedger and others, 172

March 23. Petition of Christopher Rousby, of the city of
New York, and Sarah his wife, praying a patent for
sundry parcels of land in their possession, and lying on
the island Manhattan, 173

March 23. Petition of Robert Lurting and Sampson
Broughton, praying a warrant of survey, for a certain
tract of land, in Dutchess county, 174

March 23. Petition of Jacob Regnier and company, praying
a patent for a parcel of vacant land, in Dutchess county,
adjoining the land of the widow Pawling, 175

March 23. Petition of Barent Pieterse Coeyman, of the
county of Albany, praying a patent of confirmation for a
tract of land in said county, 176

March 23. Extract from the minutes of a council, held at
ffort Anne, referring the foregoing petition, 176

March 23. Report of Sa: Sh: Broughton and others, upon
the petition as above referred, 176

[No date.] Report of Coll. Schuyler and Mr. Van Dam, of

vol. in.] LAND PAPERS. 71

Page.
1 704. an examination of sundry Indians, in relation to the dis-
posing of lands in the counties of Orange and Ulster, .... 177

Examination of Johes Nye and Elizabeth Springsteed, with
reference to the same, 178

April 3. Petition of Matthew Ling and others, praying a
patent for 20,000 acres of land, beginning at Basties land,
and running southwesterly along Mackack kill, and the
fish kill, on the northeast, and so on both sides of the
river until that number of acres be complete, (Minisink
pat.,) 179

April 7. Petition of John Riggs, praying a license to pur-
chase a trast of vacant land, in the county of Orange,. . . 180

April 13. Petition of Hendrick Martinz Wittz, praying a
warrant of survey for his small farm, in Queens county,
within the bounds of Newtown, 181

April 13. Petition of John De Marest and others, praying a
warrant to survey a tract of land, on Hackingsack river,
near the line between this province and New Jersey,. . . 182

May 4. Petition of Pieter Lansing and Arnout Corneliesen
Viele, praying a patent for a tract of land, in Dutchess
county, lying on Hudson's river, beginning at a creek
called Paeaksing, by ye river side, 183

April 20. Petition of Collo. Peter Schuyler, praying a patent
of confirmation for a tract of land, situate on the east side
of Hudson's river, in Dutchess county, over against Mag-
dalen island ; as also another tract or parcel of land
containing 800 acres, beginning from the bounds of John
Brown, lying upon the small creek to the south of Pom-
ponick, and runs to the great Kinderhook creek, 184

April 21. Petition of Essia Hanse, widow, and relict of
Hanse Henricks, praying a patent for a-tract of land on
Hudson's river, in ye county of Albany, running from
great Nutten hook, about a mile northward, along ye
river side, to Swarta hook, and so carrying the same
breadth eastward four miles into ye woods, 185

April 21. Memorial of the inhabitants of Schonectady, in
relation to the appointment of trustees for the manage-
ment of the common affairs of said town, 186

April 21. List of ye lands and income of the town of Scho-
nectady, 186

1684. Nov. 1. Patent to the town of Schenectady, 186

1704. April 21. Petition of the trustees, of the freeholders and
inhabitants of the borough and town of Westchester, in
Westchester county, praying a patent of confirmation for
said town, 187

April 25. Report of Sa: Sh: Broughton, Rip Van Dam and
Tho : Wenham, upon the foregoing petition,. 187

April 27. Caveat of William Peartrie and others, inhabitants
of the town of Eastchester, against granting the patent as
petitioned for above, ; 187

The case of Westchester town and borough, [with draught,] 188

April 28. Petition of Wm. Peartree and others, freeholders
and inhabitants of the town of Eastchester, in the county

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Page.
1704. of Westchester, praying that a tract of land in said
county, recently purchased from the Indians, by virtue of
a license to the petitioner and others, beginning at Hutch-
inson's brook, and from thence northwest to Bronkes
river, and so along said river to Col. Heathcote's land,
and from thence to the head of Hutchinson's river, and
so along said river to the northeast and southAvest line of
Eastchester patent, may be annexed by patent to said

town of Eastchester, 189

[No date.] Draught of the partition line, between York and
Jarsy, 190

v.

VOLUME IV.

[Those marked thus (*) are in Dutch.]

1704-1709.

Page.
1 "704. June 1 7. Description of a survey of the lands in controversy
between the inhabitants and freeholders of Westchester,
the inhabitants and freeholders of the town of Eastches-
ter, who have joined themselves with William Peartree
and Jacobus Van Cortland, containing 3,308 acres now
pretended to be vacant, between Bronks river and East-
chester north bounds, and Hutchinson's river; Augus: Gra-
ham, surveyor general, 1

May 4. Petition of Jonathan Smyth and Samuel Smyth, of
Smithtown, Nassaw Island, on behalf of themselves and
others, praying to be secured in the possession of their
lands in said town, 2

May 5. Petition of Essia Hanse, widow, praying a patent for
a tract of land being part of a tract now in her posses-
sion, lying between Great Nutten Hook and Swarta Hook, 3

May 8. Petition of Thomas Wenham and George Clarke, in
behalf of themselves and company, praying a license to
purchase a tract of land lying above Albany, 4

May 8. Petition of William Nicoll and Andrew Gibb, pray-
ing a warrant to survey 190 acres of land in the undivided
grounds of the town of Hempstead, granted by the inha-
bitants of said town to Adam Mott, with minute of town
meeting held at Hempstead, March 15, 1697, 5

May 11. Petition of Barent Pieterse Coeyman, praying to
be confirmed in his antient right to a tract of land, the
title to which is disputed by Killean Van Ranslaer, 6

May 21. Petition of Tiercke Harmense, praying a patent for
a tract of land recently purchased of Essie Hendrykson,
and also 300 acres of vacant land lying between said pur-
chase and the southerly and westerly hounds of Kinder-
hook patent, 7

May 13. Petition of Matthew Ling and others, praying a
patent for a certain tract of vacant and unappropriated
land, lying in the counties of Orange and Ulster, (Min-

isinck,) 8

10

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Page.
1704. May 18. Report of the attorney general, in relation to
" Ryer Schermerhorn's breach of the trust committed to
him in the patent granted by Col. Dongan, in 1684, to the
towne of Schenectady," 9

May 19. Petition of David Debonrepos, minister of the county
of Richmond, praying a grant of vacant land in said
county, 10

May 23. Petition of Hendrick Martines Wiltz, praying a
warrant to the surveyor general to survey his farm, lying
within the bounds of Newtown, in Queens county, and
also to run the lines of the land belonging to Wm. Hallet,
lying in said town, 11

May 22. Report of the surveyor general, in relation to sur-
veying the last mentioned land, , 12

April 5. Description of a survey of the purchase of Henry
Pawling, containing 10,000 acres, including the 4,000
acres granted to the widow of said Pawling, for Jacob
Regnier, by Angus : Graham, surveyor gen'l, 13

May 25. Petition of Jacob Regnier and others, praying a
patent for 6,000 acres of Pawling's purchase, 13

May 27. Petition of Bartholemew Le Roux, and others, pray-
ing that they may be heard before a patent is granted to
the inhabitants of the town of Eastchester, joined with
other persons, for lands in county of Westchester, 14

March 22. Description of a survey of 6,100 acres of land,
pursuant to the limits mentioned in a deed of sale from
John Pell, of the manor of Pelham, to Jacob Leisler,
(Westchester Co.,) [with draught,] 14

May 30. Petition of Robert Milward, praying a warrant to
the surveyor general to survey and lay out a parcel of
vacant and unappropriated land on Staten Island, 15

May 30. Petition of David Debonrepos, praying a warrant
to the surveyor general to survey a parcel of vacant land
on Staten Island, adjoining to the land of Stephanus Van
Cortland, deceased, on the east, to the land of John Joruee
on the west, to the land of John Breville to the north, and
to the land of Abraham Merlett and John Boudine to the
south, with meadow, 16

June 16. Petition of Hendrick Van Esse and company, pray-
ing to have their quitrent remitted, on the land granted
them by Col. Dongan, in 1688, lying to the northeast of
the city of Albany, about 25 English miles into the woods,
and known by the Indian name of Hoosack, 17

June 19. Petition of Charles Congreve, praying a warrant to
the surveyor general to survey divers small pieces of land
in the county of Richmond, 18

June 19. Description of the lands mentioned in the forego-
ing, ••••.•; 18

July 1. Petition of John Berry, praying a patent of confirma-
tion for a tract of land containing about 2,000 acres, lying
upon Hackingsack river, 19

April 18. Petition of Richard Sackett and company, praying
a patent for a tract of land in Dutchess county, 20

1704.

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Pago.

April 12. Indian deed to Richard Sacket and company, of a
tract of land lying on ye east side of Hudson's river, in
Dutchess county, beginning at a place called by the Indians
Qtierapogatt, at ye southwest corner of said land, thence
northerly to a place called Wishshiag, and so on about a
mile northwest of ye Allumn rocks, thence easterly to
a high mountain called Weeputting, and from thence to
the southeast corner of a place called Womunting, 20

Feb. 17. Description of a survey of the land last mentioned,
laid out for Richard Sackett and Company, by Angus :
Graham, surveyor general, [with draught,] 20

June 9. Extract from the minutes of a council held at Fort
Anne, in relation to the return made upon the warrant to
survey the lands petitioned for by Richard Sacket and
Company, and requiring the surveyor general to appear
before the board or any three of them, and explain the
same, 20

July 8. Report of Sa : Sh : Broughton, Rip Van Dam and
Tho: Wenham, before whom the surveyor general ap-
peared, that the land, 20

July 18. Petition of Sampson Shelton Broughton, praying a
patent for two lots of land on Staten Island, one lying on
the northwest side, containing 82 acres, with 8 acres of
meadow on the west side of the island ; the other contain-
ing about 82 acres of upland, at the south side of the
Fresh kill, with 10 acres of salt meadow, 21

Aug. 14. Petition of Thomas Hunt, junior, praying a war-
rant to survey one messuage or tenement, and the moiety
or one-half of a certain parcel or tract of land in the
county of Westchester, near the towne of Westchester,
bounded on the east by the river, called by the Indians
Aquehung, and otherwise called Bronk's river; on the
west by a brook, called by the Indians Sackrorahung, and
on the south by the sound ; as also a moiety, or one-half
of the neck of land, called by the Indians Quinnahung, . . 22

Sept. 27. Warrant to the attorney general, to prepare a draft
of letters patent, for Tierk Harmense land, in the county
of Albany, on the east side of Hudson's river, in the
neighborhood of Nutten Hook, 23

Oct. 17. Petition of Captain John Nanfan, praying relief in
the matter of a judgment recovered against him, by Capt.
James Weemes, in order that he may regularly apply for
an injunction to stay all proceedings in the same, 24

Oct. 20. Petition of John Bronck and others, praying that
their quit rent may be remitted, in consideration of their
services during the last war, 25

Oct. 24. Petition of Cornelius Cool, for and on the behalf of
the freeholders and inhabitants of Hurley, in the county of
Ulster, praying a warrant to the surveyor general, to lay
out and ascertaine the limits and bounds of a tract of land,
lying between the north bounds of Kingston and the
great mountains, commonly called the Blue hills, 26

Oct. 24. Petition of Hilletie van Olinda, praying a patent for

76 LAND PAPERS. [vol. it.

Page.
1704. a tract of woodland, known by the Indian name of Dew-
aethoeiacocks, lying on the south side of the Maquase
river, being bounded on the north side by Killian Van
Ransleaer's patent ; on the west by the patent of Peter
Hendrick de Haes ; easterly down along the said river, by
the Kahoos or Great falls, containing about 400 acres,.. . 27

Oct. 6. Indian deed of the last mentioned land, to Hilletie
Van Olinda, 27

Nov. 2. Petition of Isaac Switz, an ancient inhabitant of the
frontier garrison of Schenectady, praying a warrant for
thirty pounds, awarded to him upon a former petition, by
Col. Peter Schuyler and others, to whom the same was
referred, in consideration of damages sustained by the
fortifications of said town ; or otherwise to have a grant
of a parcel of land, on Norman's creek, in lieu thereof, . . 28

[No date.] Petition of David Schuyler and Robert Livings-
ton, junior, praying a patent for a tract of land, recently
purchased of the Indians, " lying on the west side of Hud-
son's river, above Saraghtoga bounds, beginning opposite
a creek called Tioneendogah, and so running along the side
of the said river, above the second carrying place, to a
small island in the said river, and westward into the
woods, as far as said Indian's property belongs," (Sara-
toga Co.,) 29

[No date.] Petition of David Schuyler and Robert Livings-
ton, junior, setting forth the bounds of the lands last
mentioned more fully, viz. : " from on the west side of
Hudson's river, above Sarachtoge, beginning from the
north bounds of Sarachtoge patent, opposite to the creek
called Tioneendogahe, and runs along the river side about
eight miles, more or less, to a place called by the Indians
Egwageha, westward into the woods four English miles," 30

Nov. 2. Petition of Sampson Shelton Broughton, in behalf
of himself and company, praying a grant of one year
longer from the expiration of their former license, to pur-
chase from the Indians the tract of land known as Kaya-
derrosres, adjoining to the north bounds of Schenectady,
on the east side thereof, to the west bounds of Saractoge,
on the north side thereof, and to Albany river on the west
side thereof, 31

Nov. 2. Petition of Naning Harmense and company, praying
a patent for a tract of land in the county of Albany, on
the north side of Kanestigejoens river, abutting to the
bounds of Anthony van Schayck, on the east side, 32

Nov. 6. Petition of Killian Van Renselaer, of the county of
Albany, praying an order to enjoin Pieterse and Andreas
Coeymans, from trespassing upon the manor of Renslaer-
wyck, till an action of trespass now pending against them
is determined, 33

Nov. 6. Petition of Sampson Shelton Broughton, in behalf
of himself and company, praying a patent for the tract of
land known as Kayaderrosres, adjoining the north bounds
of Schenectady patent, 34

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Page.
1705. Feb. 15. Petition of Ann Bridges, widow and relict of Dr.
John Bridges, late chief justice of the province of New
York, in behalf of herself and son, praying a patent for a
tract of land, beginning at the northwest corner of the
lands lately patented to Ebenezer Wilson and others, on
the river Delaware, and runs up the said river to the
head thereof, and then by a line due east, to the patented
lands on Hudson's river, so by said patented lands to ye
bounds of Kingstown, Hurley, Marbletown and Roches-
ter ; thence to the Sand bergh, and so by the north bounds
of the said patented lands of Ebenezer Wilson and com-
pany, to the place of beginning, 35

March *24. Petition of John Bronk, praying a patent for a
small piece of land called Pascakook, containing 50 acres
or thereabouts, lying upon the north side of Katts kill
creek, and bounded on the east, west and north by a
certain hill, and on the south by said creek, 36

March 24. Petition of Thomas Wenham and Geo. Clark, on
behalf of themselves and company, praying a grant of a
tract of land, lying upon Ochnekonie creek, beginning
where it runs into the Mohoggs river ; and another parcel
of land lying on both sides of the said Mohoggs river,
near the Oneida carrying place, 37

March 29. Petition of George Booth and company, praying
a license to purchase a tract of unappropriated land, in
Westchester county, 38

Warrant enlarging the time for sueing out a patent for said
land, 38

March 29. Petition of Jacob Regnier and others, praying a
new warrant to the surveyor general, to draft letters
patent for the tract of land on the east side of Hudson's
river, in Dutchess county, called by the Indians Eaquaqua-
uessnick, 39

March 29. Petition of James Mott and others, praying a
license to purchase a tract of land in Westchester county,
lying upon ye east line from ye eight mile stake, to the
southward of Byram river, as it was settled by Col.
Dongan, between Connecticut and this government, 40

March 29. Petition of Anna Bridges and others, praying a
patent for a tract of land lying in Orange county, called
Cheesecockes, 41

March 29. Petition of Mary Broughton, widow of Sampson
Shelton Broughton, deceased, praying that her name may
be inserted instead of her husband's, in the patent about
to be granted for the tract of land adjoining the north
bounds of Schenectady, known by the Indian name of
Kayaderosres, 42

March 29. Petition of John Van Loon, of the county of
Albany, praying to have his quit-rent remitted on a tract
of -land in said county, 43

April 3. Petition of. John Auboineau and company, praying
a license to purchase a tract of vacant land in Westchester
county, 44

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Page.
1705. April 29. Petition of Joseph Hedger, of Flushing, in Queens
county, on Long Island, praying an order to require the
patentees of said town to appear at a certain time and
place, to show cause why the petitioner should be excluded
from his just right and equal proportion of the lands of
said town, 45

Report of Rip Van Dam and others against the foregoing
petition, 45

May 30. Petition of Daniel Kirkpatrick and Thomas Ford,
in behalf of themselves and many others of the inhabi-
tants of the town of Flushing, in Queens county, praying
an order to prohibit the laying out of the common lands
of said town, until a hearing can be had in relation to the
same, 46

Report of Rip Van Dam and others against the foregoing
petition, 46

[No date.] Brief of papers and pleadings in the case Kirk-
patrick and the town of Flushing, 46

1696. April 1, May 18. 1*704. Feb. 4. Minutes of sundry town
meetings at Flushing, in relation to laying out the undi-
vided land of that town, 46

June 2. Minute of council in relation to the disputes con-
cerning the undivided lands of the town of Flushing, ... 46
1687. Feb. 22. Agreement of the six men appointed to manage
and lay out the same, together with a vote of town meet-
ing, same date, 46

1705. April 14. Petition of Cornells Dykman, praying a patent for
a tract of land lying about 12 miles above Albany, at a
place called Nescayone, extending from Scherlynes creek
to Stoney creek, with 47

June 9. Report of a committee of council, upon the same, . . 47

April 14. Petition of John Clapp, in behalf of himself and
company, praying a warrant to survey a tract of land in
Westchester county, recently purchased of the Indians
under a license granted for that purpose, and bounded as
follows : " By Birame river west, southerly by the collony
line, and running easterly till it meet with an older patent,
and northerly by Bedford line," 48

April 14. Petition of Mary Broughton, widow of Sampson
Shelton Broughton, in behalf of herself and company,
praying a patent for a tract of land bordering on branches
of the Ten Mile and Wiantomick rivers, lying to the
northward of the land lately patented to Richard Sackett,
in Dutchess county, purchased of the Indians by her hus-
band, in his lifetime, 49

Draft of warrant to attorney general, to prepare a patent
therefor, 49

April 18. Petition of Isaac De Riemer and company, pray-
ing a patent for a tract of land in Suffolk county, called
Half Hollow Hills, 50

May. Petition of Hendrick Jansen Van Dyke, praying a
patent for a tract of land on Staten Island, 51

June 28. Petition of John Peterson Mebie, for a new patent

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Pago.
1705. for a piece of land called Kadarrode, surrounded by a
great hill downwards of a creeke called Tiondorogoes
creek, till you come to a great Coofe running at the water
side, 52

July 12. Petition of John and Hope Williams, praying an
act of general assembly, to vacate a deed given by them
to Anthony Wright, for 2,700 acres of land, in the town

of Oysterbay, in Queen's county, with 53

1702. April 13. The deed referred to, and 53

1705. July 12. Minute of council, ordering the last mentioned peti-
tion to be enquired into and reported upon, also, 53

July 12. Report of Ph : Schuyler and others, pursuant to the
above order, in favour of the petitioners, 53

July 17. Petition of Peter Schuyler, Derrick Wessells and
company, praying a patent for certain parcels or tracts of
land lying on a creek called Westenhook, beginning at an
Indian burying place hard by Kaphack, thence running
northerly on both sides the said creek to a fall or rift in
the same, called Sasigtonack, into ye woods westerly, to
ye bounds of Kinderhook and Pateook, together with
another parcel or tract of land lying on Westonhook
creek, extending on both sides from Sasigtonack northerly
to another rift called Pachwake, then into the woods west-
erly to the bounds of Rensselaer wick, 54

July 26. Petition of George Booth and company, praying a
warrant to survey and lay out a tract of land in West-
chester county, 55

July 30. Petition of Cornells Van Texell and others, pray-
ing a patent for " a tract of land on Long Island, in the
county of Suffolk, near the town of Huntington, called by
the natives Anendesak, in English Eaderneck's beach, and
so along the sound four miles or thereabouts, until the
fresh pond called by the natives Assawanama, where a
creek runns into the sound, and from the sound running
into the woods 6 miles or thereabouts," 56

July 31. Petition of Ebenezer Willson, in behalf of himself,
Coll. Peter Schuyler and the rest of their company, in
relation to the land at Westenhook, (see page 54,) 57

August 4. Petition of Sackamawiggra, an Indian, praying
that his admittance may be allowed in making out his
right and title to a tract of land known by the name of
Hopepeck, in the county of Westchester, bounded on the
south by Scrotons river, being a surplus found upon a
survey of the land conveyed by the petitioner to Col.
Stephen Cortlandt, to be over and above what was actually
agreed for, and sold to said Cortlandt, 58

Sept. 25. Deed from rev. Peter Meautys, for land in Suffolk
county, 59

Sept. 27. Petition of Ebenezer Wilson, praying a license to
purchase a tract of vacant land in the county of Albany, 60

Sept. 27. Petition of John Clapp and company, inhabitants
of the town of Rye, in the county of Westchester, for a

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Page.

1705. patent for a tract of land purchased under a license, and
lying within the limits of said town, 61

Sept. 27. Bounds of the land referred to in the foregoing
petition, 01

Oct. 12. Petition of Maria Broughton, widow and relict of
Sampson Shelton Broughton, praying a patent for a tract
of land known as Kayaderosres, adjoining the north
bounds of Schenectady, 62

Nov. 13. Petition of the trustees of the freeholders and
inhabitants of the town of Westchester, praying a patent
of confirmation for their lands, 63

Bounds of Westchester, as now desired, 63

Dec. 27. Petition of Ann Bridges and others, praying an
extension of the time granted them for suing out a patent
for a tract of land in Westchester county, 64

Dec. 27. Petition of George Booth, William Bond and com-
pany, in relation to certain lands in Westchester county,
claimed by Mr. Clapp and others, 65

1706. Feb. 21. Petition of George Booth, William Bond and com-

pany, praying a warrant to survey a tract of land in
Westchester county, recently purchased by them from the
Indians by virtue of a license granted for that purpose, . . 66

Feb. 21. Petition of John Clapp and company, praying a
patent for a tract of land lying to the eastward of Byram
river, in Westchester county, 67

Feb. 23. Warrant to survey and lay out the patent of Anna
Bridges and others, in Westchester county, into five equal
parts, pursuant to their application, 68

Feb. 26. Petition of Robert Puddington, of New York, and
others, praying a patent for a lot of ground, lying on the
Island of Manhattens, at the ferry, and known by the

name of Cherry garden, with 69

1682. June 10. Codicil of Tho: De LavalPs will, relating to the

above, , 69

1671. June 10. Sale of Cherry garden, to Thomas de Lavall, 69

Abstracts of title to said lot, and 69

1706. Report of Rip Van Dam and others, to whom the whole

matter was referred, (2 copies^) 69

March 1 1 . Petition of the freeholders of the town of East
Chester, praying that no patent may pass to the town of
West Chester, for vacant land, in that vicinity, until a
hearing is had in relation to the same, 70

March 22. Description of a survey of 2,697 acres of land,
adjoining the bounds of Flattlands, in Kings Co., upon

Long Island, belonging to Hoghlands, Win. Bond,

surveyor, 71

April 4. Petition of Sampson Broughton, to have his name
inserted in the patent applied for by his mother, for lands
in Dutchess county, 72

April 23. Petition of Peter Fauconnier and others, praying
a new license for the purchase of vacant and unappropri-
ated land, in Suffolk county, 73

April 25. Petition of Sampson Broughton, in behalf of his

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Page.

1706. mother, Mary Broughton and company, praying that a
patent may be issued for the land known as Kayaderosres, 74

June 20. Petition of Ebenezer Willson and John Abeel, pray-
ing a patent for a tract of land in the county of Albany, 75

July 4. Petition of Dirck Vanderburgh and Thomas Saunders
praying a license to purchase a tract of land in the county
of Albany, upon Schenectady river, 76

July 16. Petition of Johannis Hardinbergh and company,
praying a license to purchase a small tract of vacant land
in the county of Ulster, 77

Oct. 3. Petition of John Abeel and Ebenezer Willson, pray-
ing that the quitrent on a tract of land, called Chutson-
dakte lying above Schenectady, on the north side of the
Mohocks river, may be lessened, 78

Oct. 15. Petition of Nanning Harmanson and company,
praying a patent for a tract of land called Shenonde-
howah, ranging in a north line from the Schenectady
river, and adjoining the eastermost bounds of Nasti-
giuna patent, 79

Oct. 17. Petition of Sampson Broughton, in behalf of his
mother, Mary Broughton and others, praying the draught-
ing of letters patent for the land called Kayaderosres,
without the exception suggested by Col. Schuyler, 80

Oct. 21. Petition of Isaac Switts, of Schenectady, praying a
license to purchase a certain parcel of woodland, lying
on the south side of Schenectady or Canastagioene river,
to ye west of ye bounds belonging to John Schuyler, to
ye north of ye colony Renselaerwyk, and to ye east of ye
bounds of Schenectady, 81

Dec. 2. Description of a survey of the lines and bounds of
the town of Bushwick, in Kings county, [with draught,] 82

Dec. 23. Petition of Peter Praa and others, on behalf of
themselves and the rest of the freeholders of the town of
Bushwick, praying a confirmatory patent, and that the
bounds may be described therein, as laid down in the
foregoing draught, 83

1707. Jan. 3. Will of John Bodien, 84

Jan. 16. Petition of Naning Hermanse and others, praying a

patent under ye name of Clifton's park, for a tract of land
above Albany, known by the Indian name of Shanonde-

haway, 85

Feb. 27. Petition of Anne Bridges and Lancaster Symes, in
behalf of themselves and company, praying a patent for a
certain tract of upland and meadow, lying and being in

the county of Orange, called Cheescocks, with 86

Feb. 27. Minute of council, in relation to the same, ....... 86

Report of Rip Van Dam and others, in favour of the forego-
ing petition, S6

1709. March 14. Petition of Charles Congreve and company, for

lands in the county of Suffolk, 87

1707. March 17. Petition of Johannis Hardenberg and others,
praying the appointment of a day to hear both sides
concerning the caveat entered against granting him a
11

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Pago.
1707. patent for a tract of land in Ulster county, adjoining the

bounds of Marbletown and Rochester, 8S

March 17. Bounds of the land referred to in the foregoing, 88

March 1 9. Petition of Hendrick Tenike and company, praying
a patent for a tract of land in the county of Orange,
called Verdrietige or Sorrowfull hook or point, being
bounded to the southward, by a brook called Kill the
Beast, running out of a great pond on said hook, towards
Demarie's creek ; to the westward by said creek ; to the

• northward by a high hill, called the Toone, and to the
eastward by Hudson's river, 89

March 22. Petition of Thomas Jones and John Townsend,
of Oysterbay, praying a license to purchase several par-
cels of vacent land in said town in Queens county, belong-
ing to the Indians, 90 .

June 9. Petition of Johannis Hardenbergh and others, pray-
ing a patent for a tract of land, in Ulster county, 91

March 22. Indian deed to Johannis Hardenbei'gh, for a tract
of land in the county of Ulster, adjoining the bounds of
Marbletown and Rochester, 92

March 22. Indian deed to Johannis Hardenbergh, for a tract
of land in the county of Ulster, extending from the north-
west bounds of Marbletown, to a certain place called
Kawienesinck, and stretching northeast to a certain creek
or kill, called by the Indians Anquathkonckkill, and south-
westerly to the west corner of Marbletown, 93

June 19. Petition of Jacob Galliott and others, of Richmond
county, for a warrant to lay out a cartway from their
lands to the king's highway, 94

June 1 9. Petition of Nanning Hermanse and others, praying
a patent for Shenondaway, alias Clifton park, (Saratoga
Co.,) (see page 85,) 95

June 19. Petition of Arian Garrittson and others, praying a
patent for a tract of land, lying between Marbletown and
Kingstown ; and also a tract of land, lying between Kings-
town and the Blew hills, 96

1706. Oct. 18. Description of a survey of a tract of land, lying

in the county of Ulster, bounded on the N.W. by the
mountains ; on the N.E. and east by Kingston ; on the
S.E. and S.W. by the New Paltz and Marbletown, laid
out for the freeholders and inhabitants of the town of

Hurley, by Aug : Graham, surveyor, 97

Oct. 18. Draught of the land described in the foregoing, . ... 9b>

1707. July 3. Petition of William Peartree and others, praying a pa-

tent for a tract of land, in the county of Westchester, 100
July 12. Petition of John Abeel and others, praying a license

to purchase a tract of land, lying in the county of Albany, 101
Aug. 14. Petition of John Huchings, Michael Hardon and
others, praying for time to make a survey of the lands at
Quespeck, Verdrietige hook and the Torne, and other
places, before the hearing, with respect to the differences

concerning the said lands, 102

August 14. Petition of Lidea Rose, widow, praying a patent

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1 707. for a lot of ground in the city of New York, lying and
being in the street formerly called Single street, now Wall
street, betwixt the house of Jacob Swann on the east, and
the house of Peter Lakeman on the west, now occupied

by John King, 103

Sept. 10. Petition of Wm. Tietsoort, of Ulster county, black-
smith, for relief, in the matter of a purchase, made under
a license of a tract of land, lying and being at Mauga-
kemeck, named and commonly known by the name of
Schackaeckaninck, in an elbow, which land has been since
patented to Matthew Ling and others, 104

Sept. 10. Memorial of Aug: Graham and Wm. Bond, sui'-
veyors of the province of New York, in relation to their
charges for surveying the lines and limits of Newtowne
and Bushwick, and for attendance on the council at the
hearing respecting the same, 105

Oct. 2. Petition of Adam Vrooman, for a new patent for the
Sand creek, with the mill standing thereon, in the county
of Albany, to settle a dispute concerning the same, 106

March 20. Petition of John Lovell and others, praying a
patent for a certain small island, or a great rock, in Hell-
gate, lying between the island Nassau and the island
Manhattans, on which a mill is erected, 108

Oct. 21. Report of Rip Van Dam and others, upon the same
favourably thereto, 108

Petition of John Marsh, in favor of John Lovell's application, 108

[No date.] Petition of Isaac Mercier and others, on behalf of
themselves and the inhabitants of New Rochell, praying
a warrant to survey and run a line through the middle of
their lots, and that Peter Simon and his wife, may be
ordered to appear and state their reasons for opposing the
same, 109

Nov. 27. Petition of George Booth and company, praying
a patent for a tract of land in Westchester county, called
swallow field, 110

1708. Jan. 22. Petition of Evert Banker, mayor of the city of

Albany, for himself and the corporation of the said city
and county, praying that all action on the petition of Peter
Schuyler and others, for some lands on Hudson's river
may be deferred till the petitioners are heard in opposition
to the same, Ill

Feb. 4. Petition of Johannis Hardenbergh and others, pray-
ing a patent for a tract of vacant land beginning at ye
sandbergh or hills at ye N. E. corner of ye lands of Ebe-
nezer Willson & Co., at Minissink, thence northwesterly
. to ye Fish kill or river, and so to ye head thereof, including
the same, thence to the head of a small river, called Cart-
wright's kill, and so by said kill to ye northermost bounds
of Kingstown, on said kill, thence by ye bounds of Kings-
town, Hurley, Marbletowne, Rochester and other patented
lands to the place of beginning, 112

March 18. Petition of Tierck Harmense Fisher, of the city
of Albany, praying a warrant to survey a tract of land on

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1708. the east side of Hudson's river, beginning at the first

point of Nutten hook, and stretching along the little Nut-
ten hook to Marmhead creek, and backwards into the
Avoods, easterly four English miles with an addition of all
the lands between the farm of Abraham Staats, deceased,
at Claverack, and the land of Hans Hendrickson, upon
Nutten hook, 113

March 18. Petition of Col. Schuyler and company, praying
a grant of confirmation for a tract of land above Albany,
" with a clause of exception to all patented lands within
their boundaries," 114

March 18. Petition of Cornelius Cool and Adrian Geritse, of
the county of Ulster in behalf of themselves, and the
inhabitants of the town of Hurley, " withdrawing their
caveat against the passing of a patent to Johannes Hard-
enbergh and praying a patent for the remaining lands in
their petition contained and not contained in the petition
of said Hardenbergh," 115

April 8. Petition of Cornelius Seabring and Henry Filkin,
for and on behalf of themselves and others, the freehold-
ers of the town of Broockland, in Kings county, praying a
patent for all the lands from high water to low water
mark on the salt water river, the length and extent of
their patent on the same, 116

April 8. Petition of Lawrence Clausen, interpreter, praying
a license to purchase " a small tract of land lying south
of the Maquaes river, on that side of Chindroge, known
by the name of Roberts little flatt, containing about 24
acres, together with the woodland adjoining to the south
and southwest thereof to Chindroge river, distant there-
from about one mile," > 117

April 8. Petition of Lancaster Symes & Co., praying a pat-
ent for a tract of land in the county of Orange known as
Verdritige hook, bounded on the east by Hudson's river,
north by a line of marked trees, west by the land or island
called Mattassink, and south by the creek that runs out of
the great pond that empties itself into Demarie's kill, . . 118

April 9. Report of P. Schuyler and others, to whom the
foregoing petition was referred, recommending that the
same be granted, " with a saving to the patent of Michael
Hawdon, Honad & Co.," 118

April 13. Petition of Win. Appel, of the city of New York,
praying a patent for a tract of land lying at the north side
of the river Schanegtada, nigh the bounds of the said town, 119

April 14. Petition of Cornelius Swits, praying a patent for
a tract of land lying on the south side of the Canasti-
gioenc river, bounded on the west by the bounds of the
woodland, belonging to the town of Schenectady, on the
east by the bounds of Canastigioene, containing 1,000

acres, with 120

1707. August 16. Indian deed to Isaac Swits, father of the above
named petitioner, for the land for which a patent is
prayed in the foregoing, ' 120

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Page.
1708. April 20. Warrant to the attorney general to draft letters

patent for Cornelius Swits, for the land above described, 120

April 15. Petition of Jan Rosie and others, praying a patent
for a tract of woodland, lying in the rear of their lands
in the north side of the Mohacks river, at a place called
Nastigioune, bounded on the east by Mother creek, on
the west by ye west by ye said creek, called Great stone
creek, and extending to the northward for the space and
distance of one English mile, 121

April 20. Warrant to the attorney general, to draft letters
patent for Jan Rosie and others, for the land described in
the foregoing petition, 121

April 23. Petition of Peter Praa and others, freeholders of
the town of Bush wick, (same as on page 83,) 122

June 21. Warrant of survey to lay out, for Abraham De-
peyster and others, their several and respective lots of
land on Queens street, in the city of New York, ranging
in the slip where the new market house is erected, accord-
ing to the boundaries mentioned in the grants thereof, . . 123

April 8. Petition of the mayor and corporation of the city
of Albany, praying an enlargement of time to be heard
on the petition of Col. Schuyler, for a patent for lands
above that city, on both sides of Hudson's river, 124

April 9. Report of Rip Van Dam and others, to whom the
above petition was referred, recommending that their
prayer be granted, 124

June 22. Certificate of I. Abeel and others, on behalf of the
mayor, aldermen and commonalty of the city of Albany,
declaring that they have no objection to the patent passing
to Ph: Schuyler and company, for the land above Albany,
provided the south bounds begins on ye east side of Hud-
son's river, at the north side of the mouth of Skachkook
kill, and from thence to run with a due east line, six miles
into ye woods abutting to ye bounds of Sckachkooke pa-
tent, late belonging to Capt. Henry Van Renselaer, and
from thence northwards as far as their former patent men-
tioned, 124

Aug. 1. Petition of William Peartree, John Van Home and
Jacobus Cortland, praying a new patent for a tract of
land beginning at Hutchinses brook at the end of the
half mile mentioned in Eastchester patent and so up the
same to its head, and thence N. W. to Brunch's river, and
so up said river till it bears with the head of Hutchinses
river due southeast, and so down said river to Eastches-
ter patent and along the bounds of the same to the head
of Rattlesnake brook, 125

Boundaries of Long Reach, 125

Sept. 9. Affidavit of Edmon Ward and others, in relation to
the foregoing, 125

Draught of the above described tract of land, 125

August 5. Petition of Ellis Duxbury, praying a patent for a
tract of land, on which he resides, 126

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Page.
1708. August 5. Petition of Elias Boudinot, for a patent for a
small gore of vacant and unappropriated land, lying be-
tween the township of Bushwick and Bruykland, in Kings
county, upon Long Island, 127

1707. March 25. Description of a survey of 5,000 acres of land, in

the neighborhood of Nutten hook, for , by Wm.

Bond, deputy surveyor, [with draught,] 128

1708. August 19. Petition of Tirck Harmense Fisher, praying a

patent for a tract of land, in Albany county, 129

August 21. Petition of Francis Vincent, praying a patent for
about two lots of land, on Staten Island, lying in the rear
of the lots of William Pinhorne and others, together with
one hundred and fifty acres of salt meadow, on said island, 130

August 21. Report of tho : Wenham and others, to whom
the foregoing petition was referred, recommending that it
be granted, 130

August 16. Petition of Peter Fauconnier, praying a patent
of confirmation for all such land of which he is in posses-
sion, on the Hackingsack river, as shall be found upon the
running of the division line to be in the province of New
York, 131

August 24. Report of Tho : Wenham and others, upon the
foregoing petition, recommending that the prayer thereof
be granted, 131

August 24. Report of Tho : Wenham and others, upon the
petition of Ebenezer Wilson, for a patent for a house and
lots of land in Wall street, in the city of New York,
recommending that the same be granted, 132

Warrant to the attorney general for a patent of confirmation
to Ebenezer Wilson, for the lots last mentioned, 132

August 27. Petition of John Jackson, senior, and John
Jackson his son, both of Jerusalem, in the bounds of
Hempstead, praying a patent for a certain tract of beach
or meadow land, lying on the south side of Long Island,
bounded on the east by Huntington line ; on the south by
the sea, on the south side of ye beach to low water marke ;
on the north by the bay that parts the beach from the
meadows, 133

August 27. Report of P. Schuyler and others, to whom the
foregoing petition was referred, recommending that the
same be granted, 133

August 24. Petition of Anne Bridges and others, praying a
grant for a small parcel of land, lying between the town-
ships of Bushwick and New Town, xipon Long Island,.. . 134

Sept. 1. Report of P. Schuyler and others, to whom the
foregoing petition was referred, recommending that the
same be granted, 134

Sept. 15. Petition of Rip Van Dam and others, praying ad-
ditional time for the settlement and improvement of the
land granted to them, in Dutchess county, 135

Sept. 16. Petition of John Berry and James Wright, both of
the city of New York, praying a grant for 200 acres of
land, in Queens county, Long Island, lying on the east

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1708. side of Hempstead harbour, between the said harbour and

the cartway, leading from Musketo cove to Hempstead,. . 136
Sept. 17. Petition of Ann Bridges and others, praying a new
patent, for a certain tract of land, in the county of West-
chester, beginning at Cohanning brook, where the said
brook empties itself into Mahanus river, with a further
term of two years, for clearing and making improvement

thereon, 137

Sept. 17. Warrant for a patent to Nanning Harmense and
others, for a tract of land, in the county of Albany, called

Shenondehowah, alias Clifton park, with 138

Sept. 16. Petition of Nanning Harmense for said land, 138

Sept. 22. Petition of Anne Bridges and others, praying a
grant for a tract of land, lying on the east end of Long

Island, called Muntack, 139

Sept. 17. Petition of Claude Buissonet, praying to be con-
firmed in the possession of a tract of land, lying in the

county of Richmond, 140

Sept. 23. Report of Rip Van Dam and others, to whom the
foregoing petition was referred, recommending that the

same be granted, 140

Sept. 27. Warrant for a. patent to Claude Buissonet, for
about 90 acres of land, lying on the northwest side of

Staten Island, 140

Sept. 23. Petition of John Bodein, praying a patent of con-
firmation, for a tract of land, lying in Richmond county, 141
Bounds of the tract last mentioned, as follows: "on the
east by ye rear of the lot that was granted to Paulus
Richards, and on ye southwest by ye line of Task Masker,
and on ye north by the line of Wm. Barker extended,"

{with draught,] 141

Sept. 23. Report of Rip Van Dam and others, to whom the
foregoing petition was referred, recommending that the

same be granted, 141

Sept. 27. Warrant for a patent of confirmation, for John

Bodein, for land on Staten Island, 141

Sept. 24. Petition of Wm. Bond, praying a grant for two
islands, lying at the mouth of Flushing bay, called and

known by the name of the Two Brothers, 142

Sept. 23. Petition of Jaques Guyon, praying a patent of con-
firmation, for 178 acres of land, lying on the south side of

Staten Island, 143

Sept. 23. Report of Tho : Wenham and others, to whom the
foregoing petition was referred, recommending that the

same be granted, 144

Sept. 27. Warrant for a patent of confirmation, to Jaques
Guyon, for 178 acres of land, on Staten Island, adjoining

the land of Daniel Lake, 145

[No date.] Petition of Sampson Broughton, on behalf of his
mother, Mary Broughton, widow of the late Sampson
Shelton Broughton and company, for the land called

Kayaderosseras, (same as on page 80,) 146

Sept. 9. Petition of Phillip Rokeby, praying to be con-

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1708. firmed in possession of a house and lot of land, in Queens

street, in the city of New York, 147

Report of P : Schuyler and others, to whom the foregoing
petition was referred, recommending that the same be
granted, 147

Sept. 27. Warrant for a patent of confirmation, to Phillip
Rokeby, for a certain house and lot of land lying in
Queens street, in the city of New York, hounded on the
west by the house and ground of Simon Van Buren, and
on the east by the house and ground late of Aaron Bloom, 147

Sept. 29. Warrant for a patent of confirmation, to Ebenezer
Wilson and John Abeel, for a certain tract of land called
Chutsandackte, lying above Schenectady, on the north
side of the Mohocks river, 148

August 30. Petition of Ebenezer Willson and John Abeel,
for an enlargement of the time allowed for settlement and
improvement in their patent, for land above Schenectady, 149

Sept. 9. Petition of Ebenezer Wilson, for himself and others,
for an enlargement of the time allowed for settlement and
improvement in their patent, for a tract of land called
Westenhook, 150

Sept. 29. Warrant for a patent of confirmation, to Peter
Schuyler, Ebenezer Wilson and others, for the land called
Westenhook, to extend the time for the settlement and
improvement of the same, as prayed for in the foregoing
petition, . . . . 151

Sept. 28. Memorial of Augustin Graham and William Bond,
surveyors, praying that the patentees of the vacant land
between the boimds of New Towne and Bushwick, may
be ordered in proportion to their grants, to compensate
the petitioners for laying out the same, 152

Sept. 30. Report of G. Beekman and others, upon the fore-
going, recommending that the prayer thereof be granted, 152

Sept. 30. Petition of Peter Schuyler and company, praying
a patent of confirmation for a tract of land at a place
called Sarightoge, according to the true intent and mean-
ing of their several interests in the same, 153

Oct. 1. Petition of Anne Bridges and others, praying a war-
rant to survey a tract of land patented to them, lying
upon Long Island, between BushAvick and New Town,. . 154

Oct. 8. Report of Rip Van Dam and others, upon the peti-
tion of Andries Gardineer, for a tract of land in the county
of Albany, recommending that the same be granted, . 155

Oct. 11. Warrant for a patent to Andries Gardinier, for a
tract of woodland lying on the east side of Hudson's
river, beginning by Davidties hook, thence running up
said river to the south bounds of Renslaerswick, being
over against the south end of Barren Island, thence into
the woods eastward, six English miles or thereabouts, to
a small lake which empties into the Great Fish Lake,
being bounded between the patent of Kinderhook and the
colony of Renslaerswick, 155

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1708. Oct. 11. Petition of John Moubray, praying to be confirmed

in possession of certain lands in Suffolk county, 156

Oct. 12. Petition of Cornells Cool and others, of the town
of Hurley, in the county of Ulster, praying a patent for a
tract of land in that county, adjoining the bounds of New
Palts, 157

Report of Rip Van Dam and others, to whom the foregoing
petition was referred, recommending the passing of a
patent to Cornelius Cool and his associates, with a saving
to the rest of the inhabitants of the town of Hurley, to
pay a rateable proportion of the charges, and be admitted
to the benefits of the same, 157

Sept. 27. Petition of Lancaster Symes, praying a patent for
"some small vacancies of land on Staten Island," now
vested in the crown, 158

Oct. 14. Report of Ph : Schuyler and others, to whom the
foregoing petition was referred, recommending that the
same be granted, 158

Oct. 26. Warrant for a patent to Lancaster Symes, for the
last mentioned land, 158

Oct. 21. Petition of Thomas Wenham, praying a patent for "a
parcel of small islands or broken land lying in the sound,
between the island Nassau and the continent, commonly
called Norwark islands, being adjacent to the town of
Norwark, in the colony of Connecticut," 159

Oct. 21. Report of Ph: Schuyler and others, to whom the
foregoing petition was referred, recommending that the
same be granted, 160

Sept. 27. Petition of Naning Hermanse and company, pray-
ing a patent for the land known as Kayadorosres, lying
on Schenectady and Hudson's river, above Albany, and
that the same may be called Queens Brough, 161

Oct. 22. "Warrant for a patent to Naning Hermanse and
others, for the last mentioned land, 162

Oct. 8. Petition of Peter Schuyler and others, praying a
patent of confirmation for the land known as Saraghtoga, 163

Oct. 21. Report of Rip Yan Dam and others, upon the fore-
going petition, recommending that the same be granted,. 164

Oct. 25. Warrant for a patent of confirmation to Peter
Schuyler, for a certain tract of land lying on both sides
of Hudson's river, above the city of Albany, and known
as Saraghtoga, 165

1707. Nov. 19. Petition of Peter Schuyler and others, for a grant

of Saratoga, 166

1708. Nov. 27. Petition of Mark Dusachoy, of Staten Island, pray-

ing a patent for two lots of vacant land containing 80
acres each, lying in the rear lot of land now in his posses-
sion in the neighborhood of Daniel's neck, on said island, 167

Nov. 29. Petition of Gozen Adrianse, praying to be con-
firmed in the possession of 88 acres of land on Staten
island, patented in 1675, by Gov. Andross, to William
and George Comins, 168

Nov. 2. Deed from Hendricus Beekman and Johanna, his
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1 708. wife, to Pieter Loun, for a tract of land lying in the town
of Rochester, including several small parcels of land called
by the Indian names Wasshawassink, Eghonck, Magtig-
kenigkonk, Saminawawagkink, Ragawaak, Showarawa-
honk, also, all the land that lies on the Mombackus kill,
within the bounds belonging to the Indians, from the
bounds of Kahansinck to the bounds of the high moun-
tains, 169

Nov. 1 9. Petition of Henry Beekman, of Kingston, hi Ulster
county, praying a patent for that part of the tract called
Kiskatam, and the land lying between Kingston and Kats-
kill bounds, belonging to the Indian proprietors between
the great movintain of Katskill and Hudson's river, which
is not already patented, 170

Nov. 24. Petition of Bartholmay Le Reux and others, of
New Rochell, in the county of Westchester, praying that
the petition of Peter Valeau and others, for a warrant to
survey the land purchased of Jno. Pell, and the lots on
the east and west side ye middle line, may be rejected,. . 171

Dec. 10. Petition of Wm. Anderson, praying a patent for
" some small islands, lying in the soimd, fronting the main
land, being to the westward of Norwalk islands, lately
granted unto Coll. Tho : Wenham, and to the eastward
of those islands, formerly granted unto Thomas Pell,
being called Patrick or Captain islands, Manassink, &c,
also a small slip or goar of land, lying and being in the
county of Ulster, to the westward of Hudson's river,
bound to the north by the line of Kingston, to the south
by the Pals, to the east by Hudson's river, and to the
west by the intersection of the lines of Kingston and
Pals," 172

Dec. 15. Petition of Gertruyd Van Cortlandt, praying a
patent for a tract of land on Cow neck, in Queen's
county, bounded on the south by the land late of John
West, deceased, on the west by the division line, on the
north by the land of Richard Cornell, and on the east by
the river, 173

1709. Feb. 3. Petition of Gertruyd Vau Cortland, for land in

Queens county, 173

Description of the lines of a tract of land granted to Tach-
kapanuk, for himself and other Indians, on the east side
of Cow neck, in Queens county, on Long Island, between
Mr. John West and Mr. Richard Cornwall, containing
150 acres, 174

1702. August 8. Report of committee of the council, in favor of

granting Gertrude Van Cortland the above land, 174

1687. June 24. Patent to Tackapanuck and other Indians, of a tract

of land at Cowneck, 174

1709. Feb. 24. Petition of Margarett Magregare and others, pray-
ing a patent for 2,000 acres of land each, out of the pur-
chase made in 1684, of the land on the west side of

Hudson's river, called the Highlands, • . . . . 175

March 25. Petition of George Clarke and' others, praying

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Page.
1709. for 2,000 acres of land, being part of a tract of vacant and
unappropriated land, in her majesties grant, adjoining to
Shawungung, Nescotack and the Palze, and formerly
granted, together with a larger tract, to Capt. John
Evans, which grant has been since declared null and void, 1 76

*Rough draught of sundry tracts of land, between the Wall
kill and Minissinck, 177

Draught of the land granted to Abram Hassebrook & Co.,
by Sr. Edmond Andros, surveyed at the request of the
inhabitants, 178

April 29. Description of a survey of the land granted to
Abram Hassebrook and company, beginning at a certain
point on the hills, called Moggonick, and running south
to a certain small creek, called Moggonck, and thence to
the south side of Uflroes hook ; thence up Hudson's river
to the north end of the Little Esopus Island, and thence
running west to a certain rock near the Palts river, and
thence to Tawarataque, a flat rock on the point of a small
ridge of hills, and thence to the place of beginning, [with
draught,] (New Paltz, Ulster Co.,) 178

May 11. Petition of Win. Sunderland and Wm. Chambers,
praying a patent for 1,000 acres of land, lying in the
county of Ulster, north of Murderer's creek, " boimded
north by the widow Blettle and Quassaick creek, east by
Hudson's river, and west by the Hill Much Hattoos,"... . 179

May 14. Petition of Jan Midday, of the county of Ulster,
praying a patent for 300 acres of land, lying in said
county, at a place called Wineskink, being part of the
lands formerly granted to Capt. John Evans, which grant
has since been vacated, 180

July 27. Indian deed to Sir Henry Ashurst, of the kingdom
of Great Brittain, baront. of Samuel Staats and others,
for a certain tract of land, by the Indians called Winegte-
konk, and parts adjacent, lying on both sides of Mur-
derer's creek, in the county of Ulster, containing about
sixteen miles square, 181

August 18. Petition of Alexander Griggs, of the county of
Ulster, praying a grant for 600 acres of land in said
county, lying on the west side of Hudson's river, begin-
ning on ye south side of Old Man's creek, and running up
the river to a point called Old Man's hook ; together with
6 acres of meadow, lying at a certain place called ye
Dance Chamber, 182

VOLUME V.

1709-1713

1709. Sept. 8. Petition of Gerrardus Bakeman, in company with
Gen-it Brass, for a grant of 3,000 acres of the land in
Ulster county, formerly patented to Capt. John Evans, . . 1

Oct. 6. Petition of David Provoost and others, for a grant of
2,500 acres of the land in Ulster county, formerly patented
to Capt. Jno. Evans, 2

Oct. 13. Petition of Caleb Heathcote, in behalf of himself and
others, for a grant of 7,200 acres of the land, formerly
granted to Capt. John Evans, 3

Oct. 19. Petition of Gabriel Ludlow and Wm. Bradford, for
a grant of 3,000 acres, of the lands formerly patented to
Capt. John Evans, 4

Nov. 1. Petition of Peter Barberie, for a grant of 2,000
acres of the land formerly patented to Capt. John Evans, 5

Nov. 4. Petition of John Smith and others, for a grant of
2,400 acres of the land formerly patented to Capt. John
Evans, 6

Nov. 8. Petition of Daniel Crommelin and others, for a grant
of 2,000 acres each, out of the land formerly patented to
Capt. John Evans, on the west side of Hudson's river,
just above the High lands, 7

Nov. 8. Description of a survey of 400 acres of land, in
Shawangonck, in the county of Ulster, on the south side
of the land of John Van Camp and company, laid out for
Evart Derwilighe, [with draught,] 8

Nov. 10. Petition of John Van Home and others, praying
that the dock from Burgor's path, to Capt. Theobald's
slip, fronting their lots, may be erected, and made a
public landing place, 9

Petition of Severin Tenhout, of the county of Ulster, praying
a patent for 200 acres of the land in said county, formerly
patented to Capt. John Evans, 10

Nov. 12. Description of a survey of 200 acres of land, lying
on Shawongonck kill, in the county of Ulster, laid out for
Severin Tenhout, [with draught,] -. 11

VOL.

v.] LAND PAPERS. 93

1709. Nov. 14. Petition of Barent Waldron, for a grant of 1,500

acres of the land formerly patented to Capt. John Evans, 12

Petition of Jacobus Bruin and Benjamin Smedes, of Shawun-
genck, in the county of Ulster, praying a patent for 400
acres of the land formerly granted to Capt. John Evans, 13

Nov. 15. Description of a survey of 400 acres of land, lying
in Shawagonck, in the county of Ulster, near a small hill,
called in ye Indian tonge Wichquatennunck, laid out for
Jacobus Bruin and Benjamin Smedes, [with draught,].. . 14

Petition of John McClean, of Shawangonck, in the county of
Ulster, praying a patent for 300 acres of the land formerly
granted to Capt. Jno. Evans, 15

Dec. 2. Description of a survey of 330 acres of land, in
Shawangonck, in the county of Ulster, lying on the east
side of Shawangonck river, laid out for Zacharias Hoft-
mans, [with draught,] 16

Nov. 28. Description of a survey of 300 acres of land, lying
on the northwest side of the Paltz kill, at Shawangonck,
in the county of Ulster, laid out for John McClean, [with
draught,] • 1?

Petition of Frederick Seabring and Johanna Seabring, for a
grant of 600 acres of the resumed land formerly patented
to Capt. John Evans, 19

Petition of Naning Hermanse and partners, praying a patent
for a certain tract of land on Schenectady river, above
Albany, pursuant to the warrant issued for that purpose
above two years since, but stayed by reason of a caveat
entered against the same, 20

Petition of Matthias Mott, of Ulster county, in relation toa
certain tract of land upon Showangunk river, in said
county, praying that the same may be so divided between
him and Soverain Tenhout, (to whom 300 acres of the
same has been granted,) that he may have a proportion-
able share of the good land upon said river, 21

Petition of Hugo Frere and others, inhabitants of ye Palts,
in the county of Ulster, praying a grant of a reasonable
quantity of the resumed land formerly patented to Capt.
John Evans, 22

May 11. Petition of Peter Matthews and others, for a grant
of 2,000 acres of land in the county of Ulster, near the
New Palze, about twenty miles backwards in the woods
from Hudson's river, upon or near Palze creek, being part
of the land formerly patented to Capt. John Evans, 23

Petition of Zacharias Hofeman, of Shawangonck, in ye
county of Ulster, praying a patent for 330 acres of land
in said county, being part of the land formerly granted to
Capt. John Evans, 24

Petition of Col. Henry Beekman, in behalf of himself and
his son, Henry Beekman, junior, praying for 2,300 acres
of the tract purchased by him from the Indians in the
county of Albany, at a place called Kyskitam meetshe,
lying on the north side of Katers kill, 25

Petition of Daniel De Voor, for a grant of part of the vacant

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1709. land, at the high lands up Hudson's river, on the west side
thereof, 26

Petition of Henry Oblinus and company, for a grant of 1,500
acres of the vacant land on Hudson's river, at a place
called the high lands, 27

Petition of Evert Derwilighe, of Shawungonck, in the county
of Ulster, praying a patent for 400 acres of land in said
county, being part of the land formerly granted to Capt.
John Evans, 28

Petition of William Bradford and Gab'll Ludlow, praying a
patent for 400 acres of land, lying on Hudson's river,
beginning near Martler's rock, being part of the tract
formerly granted to Capt. John Evans, 29

Petition of William Apple and Katherine Dow, the daughter
of Adrian Apple, deceased, in relation to a lot of ground
in the city of New York, near to Her Majesty's Fort,
which is now or lately hath been in the possession of Col.
William Smith, or his heirs, 30

1710. Feb. 15. Petition of Charles Huddy and Phillip Brooks,

praying a patent for 4,000 acres of the resumed land on
the west side of Hudson's river, formerly granted to Capt.
John Evans, 31

Feb. 15. Memorial of Henry Beeckman, in behalf of himself
and Henry Beeckman, Junior, his son, praying a patent
for a certain tract of vacant land in the county of Albany,
known by the name of Kiskitam meeche, on the north
side of Katers kill, containing 2,000 acres, also another
small piece of land in the same county, on the west side
of Hudson's river, at present occupied by Myndert Smith,
containing 300 acres, 32

Feb. 15. Petition of Thomas Jones and company, praying a
patent for 2,000 acres of the resumed land on the west
side of Hudson's river, formerly granted to Capt. John
Evans, beginning at a certain wiggwam on the north side
of Murderer's creek, about V miles west from the mouth
of said creek, , 33

Feb. 20. Petition of Roger Mompesson, praying a grant of
1,000 acres of ye land lately resumed, to be laid out and
patented according to her Majesty's instructions, 34

Feb 23. Petition of Roger Mompesson, in behalf of himself
and his son, Pinhorn Mompesson, praying a patent for
1,000 acres lying in the neighborhood of Murderer's creek,
being part of the land formerly granted to Capt. John
Evans, 35

Feb. 23. Petition of Augustine Graham, surveyor gen'l, for
a patent to him and Alexander Griggs, for 1,200 acres of
land at ye Old Man's creek, being part of the resumed
land formerly granted to Capt. John Evans, 36

Feb. 27. Petition of Rip Van Dam and others, praying a
grant of 6,500 acres of land in the neighborhood of Mur-
derer's creek, for a township, being part of the land for-
merly granted to Capt. John Evans, 37

Feb. 27. Petition of Lancaster Symes, praying that a patent

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1710. may be granted to Mark Dusochoy, for two pieces of land
on Staten Island, one containing about 80 acres, bounded
on the east by the lot late of Sarah Cole, on the west by
ye land of the said Mark Dusochoy, on the south by ye
land late of Anthony Tys ; the other containing about 40
acres, bounded on the east by ye land of Thomas Pearsall,
on the west by ye lot of Peter Wynants, on the south by
ye land of Mark Dusochoy, and northerly by ye sound
between Staten Island and ye main, and about 20 acres of
meadow, on the southwest side of Daniell's neck, 38

Feb. 27. Petition of Ebenezer Willson and company, pray-
ing a patent for 2,000 acres of land in the county of
Orange, lying between the hills of Scoonemuck, being
part of the tract formerly granted to Capt. John Evans, 39

March 2. Petition of Ebenezer Willson, for himself and the
rest of the persons concerned in a tract of land called
Minisinck, and Lancaster Symes, in behalf of himself and
others concei'ned in that tract called Wawawanda, pray-
ing that the surveyor general be directed to run and
ascertain the south Avest limits of Capt. Evans' patent, ... 40

March 2. Petition of Peter Barberie, praying a patent for
2,000 acres of land, lying on the southeast side of the
Palts creek, being part of the tract formerly granted
Capt. John Evans, 42

March 2. Petition of Obadiah Hunt, in behalf of himself and
company, praying a grant of 2,500 acres, out of the tract
formerly granted to Capt. John Evans, 43

March 2. Petition of William Glencross, in behalf of himself
and company, praying a grant of 3,000 acres, of the tract
formerly granted to Capt. John Evans, _ 44

March 4. Petition of William Peartree and others, praying a
patent for 4,000 acres of land, beginning at the southeast
corner of a small island, lying in the Palts creek, and
on the southwest side of the land granted to Captain
Matthews and company, and is in breadth upon the Palts
river, on a strait line, one hundred and eighty-six chains,
being part of the land formerly possessed by Capt. John
Evans, 45

March 6. Petition of William Peartree and others, praying
a warrant to the surveyor general, to survey and lay out
for them, 4,000 acres or thereabouts, of the land formerly
granted to Capt. John Evans, 46

March 7. Petition of John Barberie, praying a patent for
2,000 acres of land, beginning on the west side of Hud-
son's river, at the south bounds of the Paltz patent, and
runs along said river, on a strait line southerly one hun-
dred chains, being part of the tract formerly granted to
Capt. John Evans, with 47

March 7. Warrant to the attorney general, for the draught-
ing of letters patent, pursuant to the foregoing petition, . . 47

March 7. Petition of Jon. Hasbroek and others, freeholders of
the town of the New Palts, in the county of Ulster, pray-
ing a grant and confirmation of some land settled and

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1710. improved by them, and recently discovered to be not

included in their patent, 48

March 7. Report of Rip Van Dam and others, to whom the
foregoing petition was referred, recommending that the
owners of the adjoining lands be heard before the same

is granted, 48

March 7. Petition of Gerardus Beekman and others, praying
a patent for 3,000 acres of land, adjoining the land of
Wm. Peartree and company, being part of the land

formerly granted to Capt. John Evans, 49

March 7. Petition of Charles Congreve, for 600 acres, out of

the resumed land, formerly granted to Capt. John Evans, 50
March 13. Petition of Joost Paldinck, for 600 acres of the

vacant land, lying in the High lands, 51

March 14. Petition of Wm. Anderson, who stands seized in
right of his wife, being one of the heirs of Major Nicholas
DeMeyer, late of the city of New York, deceased, of two
lots of land, one in Queens street in said city, the other
in Harlem, praying a patent of confirmation for the same, 52
March 14. Petition of Chas. Congreve, praying a patent for
600 acres of land granted him on a former petition, begin-
ning at the Stony point, to the south of Marsler's rock, on
the west side of Hudson's river, and extends south along

said river on a strait line, 31 chains, with 53

The bounds of Capt. Congreve's land, 53

March 2 1 . Petition of Robt. Read and others, for a license
to purchase 4,000 acres of vacant land, in the county of

Westchester, with bounds of the land, 54

March 23. Petition of Thomas Lawrence, one of the execu-
tors of the last will and testament of Thomas Lawrence,
deceased, praying a warrant to the surveyor general, to
survey four lots of land, lying on Hellgate neck, within
the bounds of Newtown, in Queens county, on Long

Island, 55

March 24. Petition of Obadiah Hunt and others, praying a
patent for 2,500 acres of land, granted upon a former
petition, beginning at a certain small brook, called Tent
brook, and extends along the said brook to the Palts
river, and is in breadth on said river, on the north and
south side of the said brook, sixty chains, being part of

the land formerly granted to Capt. John Evans, 56

March 24. Petition of John Thomas, praying a grant of
2,000 acres out of the resumed lands, formerly granted to

Capt. John Evans, 57

March 24. Petition of William Provoost and others, of the
city of New York, praying a grant of 2,400 acres, out of

the land formerly granted to Capt. John Evans, 58

March 24. Petition of Dirck Bensen, praying a grant of 1,000
acres, out of the land formerly granted to Capt. John

Evans, in Ulster county, 59

March 24. Petition of Abraham DePeyster and others, pray-
ing a grant of 8,000 acres of resumed lands, formerly
granted to Capt. John Evans, 60

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Page.
1710. March 24. Petition of Wm. Bond, for a grant of part of the
resumed lands, formerly granted to Capt. John Evans,
lying in the south part of said grant, beginning at ye
northernmost bounds of Haverstraw ; thence running over
the mountains northwest, till a due east line, running
down to Hudson's river, will complete 600 acres of land, 01

March 21. Petition of Lancaster Symes, for a patent of con-
firmation, for two small houses and ground, in the city of
New York, in the street formerly called the Cingle street,
now called the Wall street, between the houses and
ground late of Dirck Smith and Joost Kochuyt, contain-
ing in breadth, on the north side towards said street,
three rod seven feet and five inches, 62

March 21. Report of Rip Van Dam and others, to whom the
foregoing petition was referred, 62

March 24. Warrant for a patent to Lancaster Syrnes, for the
premises described in the last mentioned petition, 62

March 25. Petition of Wm. Glencross and others, praying a
patent for 3,000 acres of land, promised them upon a
former petition, beginning at the run of water, on the
west side of Hudson's river, to the southward of the Old
Man's creek, and extends along Hudson's river to the said
creek, one hundred and eighty chains, ' 63

May 15. Petition of Aert Arrisen and others, for liberty to
erect a mill on their land, in Kings county, at or near a
place called Jan Martyn's hook or Wallaboght, 64

May 23. Petition of John Vanhorn and others, owners of
property fronting the harbour, in the city of New York,
praying that the dock from Burger's path to Capt. Theo-
bald's slip, fronting their lots, may be erected, and made
a public landing place, 65

Sept. 29. Bounds of the tract of land in the manor of Living-
ston, in Dutchess county, on ye south of ye river called
Roeloft Jansen's kill, and on ye east side of Hudson's
river, conveyed by Robert Livingston to Gov. Hunter, hi
trust for her majesty, for settling ye Palatines, 66

[No date.] Memorial of the inhabitants of Jamaica, in Queens
county, in relation to their meethig house and land belong-
ing thereto, of which they have been, by force and violence,
dispossessed, (2 copies,) 67-68

Petition of Samuel Bayard, for an exclusive right of ferry
between the southermost clifts of Tappaen and Ahasimus,
the same to run from a place called Wiehake to New York
Island, 69

Oct. 19. Memorial and Petition of Nicholas Bayard, in rela-
tion to a certain tract of land called Schohaars, containing
about 4,000 acres, lying in the Maques country, about 40
miles above Albany, near or adjoining to the first Indian
castle, purchased under a special license, bearing date May
16, 1694, and patented in 1695, which patent has been
since vacated ; praying that the charges may be refunded
or otherwise that the former patent be ratified and con-
firmed, 70

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1710. Nov. 18. Petition of the trustees of Hempstead, for an order

to run out the line between that town and Oysterbay, ... 71

Nov. 23. Petition of Margt. Magregory, widow of Patrick
Magregory, deceased, praying relief in relation to a tract
of land on the west side of Hudson's river, in Orange
county, settled by her husband in his lifetime, of which
she was dispossessed some time since by Capt. John Evans, 72

Letter from Saml. Bayard to Mr. Whileman, deputy secre-
tary, requesting a copy of the late secretary Matthew
Clarkeson's will, together with the contents, limits and
boundaries of his land which he holds by patents, either
in company with others or particular to himself, also copy
of a patent granted by Lord Cornbury to John Bronk, at
Katskil, in the county of Albany, 73

Nov. 27. Petition of the trustees of the burrough town of
West Chester, for an order to survey and lay out the limits
of the said town and burrough, and such of ye lines of
the adjacent patents as may be necessary to demonstrate
the claim of the petitioners and the encroachments made
thereon, V4

Nov. 27. Warrant to the surveyor general to survey the
, bounds of West Chester as above, 75

Petition of Jacob Rutsen and Cornelius Coel, in behalf of
themselves and the rest of the inhabitants of Hurly, for a
warrant to the surveyor general to run the division line
between that town and Marbletown, and also to lay out
the other lines of the said town of Hurly, 76

Petition of John Pearsall, in relation to the surveying of a
tract of meadow ground in Queens county, about which
an action of ejectment brought by Robert Blackwell, the
lessor, is now pending against the petitioner, 77

Petition of James Fitchie, for a grant of ten acres of land,
which he has settled and improved on Staten Island,. . . . 78

Petition of Roger Mompesson, on behalf of himself and his
son, Pinhorne Mompesson, praying a patent for 1,000
acres of land, lying upon Murtherer's creek, about 8 Eng-
lish miles from Hudson's river, being part of the land
formerly granted to Capt. John Evans, (see page 35,) ... 79

Report of A. De Peyster and others of the council, upon
the foregoing petition, 80

Petition of Robert Livingston, junr., and John Schuyler, for
a grant of 800 acres of the land formerly granted to
Godvredus Dalleus, two hundred acres thereof to be laid
out at Fort Nicholson, two hundred acres on the road of
the carrying place in the swamp, two hundred acres on
the east side of the carrying place, on both sides of the
wood creek, and the remaining two hundred acres on both
sides of the wood creek at Fort Ann, all on the east side
of Hudson's river, 81

March 9. Inquisition of the sherhT of New York, stating
what property George Sydenham and wife are possessed

of, 83

1711. March 29. Warrant to the attorney general, for a patent to

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Page.

1711. Mindert Scutt, for a certain parcel of land in the county
of Albany, on the west side of Hudson's river, at Saw-
yer's creek, containing 308 acres, 84

April 25. Petition of Daniel Van Olinda, of the county of
Albany, for a warrant to the attorney general, to prepare
letters patent for a tract of woodland in said county,
called by the Indians Dewaethoeiacocks, being on the
south side of the Maquase river, bounded on the north by
Colo. Renselaer's patent, to the west by Peter Hendrick
De Haes, easterly along the said river by the Kahoos or
great falls, containing 400 acres, more or less, 85

Sept. 13. Petition of John Parcell, for a warrant directing
the surveyor general to survey and lay out ye limits of
his land in New Town, in Queens county, upon Long
Island, according to his antient patent, and such other of
ye adjacent patents as may be necessary to demonstrate
his claim and ye encroachments made thereon, 88

1712. Jan. 17. Petition of Samuel Staats, of the city of New York,

praying a grant of a certain tract of vacant land in the
county of Orange, beginning along the river side at a
place called the Poeploops kill, to the Princes fall, and
back into the woods from the said fall on a N. W. line to
the foot of the high mountains, and thence along the said
hills, and then with a S. E. line out of the woods to the
said Poeploop's kill, with 87

Jan. 24. Report of A. De Peyster and others, of the council,
in relation to the foregoing petition, and S7

March 22. Description of a survey of a certain tract of land
in Orange county, beginning on the west side of Hudson's
river, against Anthony's nose, at ye mouth of a small
runlet called by the Indians Ass in napaink, then up Hud-
son's river as it runs, two hundred chains which is about
4 chains north of Princes falls, together with a small
rocky isle and a small piece of boggy meadow called John
cantton huck, containing in all 400 acres ; also a small slip
of land 4 chains broad on each side of a fall of water that
falls into a small rnn that comes into Hudson's river, just
below ye meadow at ye said John cantonhuck, surveyed
for Dr. Samuel Stats, by Wm. Bond, dep. surveyor, 87

April 7. Petition of Augustin Graham and Alexander Griggs,
praying a patent for a tract of land in the county of Ulster,
being part of the land formerly granted to Capt. John
Evans, now vacated and resumed, lying at the Old man's
kill, 88

May 8. Report of A. De Peyster and others, of the council,
upon the foregoing petition, 89

[No date.] Petition of George Clarke and Leonard Lewis,
for license to pui'chase 3,000 acres of vacant land in
Dutchess Co., 90

April 24. License to George Clarke and Leonard Lewis, to
purchase 3,000 acres of vacant land, in Dutchess county, 91

April 25. Petition of Nath : Britton and others, freeholders
in the county of Richmond, praying not to be disturbed

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] 712. in the possession of their ancient patents, by adverse

grants, 92

May 1. Petition of Jacob Rutzen, of the county of Ulster,
praying a patent to include several tracts of land in said
county, of which he is at present possessed, 93

May 1. Petition of Sebringth Brewer, owner of half of a
hook of land, lying at a place called Gowanos, in ye
township of Brookland, in Kings county, for a warrant to
survey and lay out ye limits of said land, according to his
antient patent and conveyances thereof; as likewise the
land of Nicholas Brewer, adjoining thereto, and such
other of the adjacent patents as may be necessary to
demonstrate the petitioner's claim, and the encroachments
made thereon, 94

May 6. Petition of Henry Wileman and Henry Van Bael,
for 3,000 acres of the land formerly granted to Capt. John
Evans, since vacated and resumed, 95

June 30. Certificate of the land board, for 3,000 acres of
land to Henry Wileman and Henry Van Bael, in the
county of Ulster, on the east side of Paltz river, begin-
ning at the southwest corner of the land of Rip Van
Dam & Co., 97

May 14. Petition of Harmen Jorise, praying a patent for a
certain parcel of land, situate on ye north side of Staten
Island, containing about 40 acres, and 4 acres of salt
meadow, with a messuage or tenement thereon standing, 99

May 3. Petition of William Bond, for a grant of 600 acres
of land adjoining John Barberie's, on Hudson's river, in
Ulster county, being part of Capt. John Evans' patent,
now vacated and resumed, with 1 00

May 13. Report of S. Staats and others, of the council, to
whom the foregoing petition was referred, also 100

May 15. Warrant to the surveyor general, to lay out for
Wm. Bond, the land prayed for in the above petition,
and 100

June. Description of a survey of 600 acres of land, on the
west side of Hudson's river, in Ulster county, laid out for
Wm. Bond, Aug: Graham, sur. genl., [with draught,].. . 100

May 20. Description of a survey of 154 acres of land, on
Staten Island, beginning by the water side of Phillip
Welles, laid out for Lambert Jansen Dortland, by Aug :
Graham, survr. genl., 101

May 30. Petition of John Macklain and Richard Winfield,
praying patents for their lands, in Ulster county, being
part of the tract formerly granted to Capt. John Evans, 102

May 31. Memorial of Derrick Johnson Hogheland, for 3,400
acres of land, in Kings county, which is unjustly detained
from him, by several of the inhabitants of said county,. . 102

June 5. Petition of Hugo ffrere and others, for 2,000 acres
of land, near adjoining to the.Pults line, at a place called
the Platte kill, (Ulster Co.,) 103

June 5. Petition of Jacob Ruttsen, of the county of Ulster,

vol. v.] LAND PAPERS. 101

Pago.
1712. for 2,000 acres of the vacant land of said county, near the

land of which he is already possessed, 104

June 5. Report of A. DePeyster and others, of the council,
to whom the foregoing petition was referred, recommend-
ing that it be granted, 104

June 5. Petition of John Ruttsen and Jacob Bruyn, of the
county of Ulster, in behalf of themselves and company,
for 3,000 acres of the land formerly granted to Capt. John
Evans, lying contiguous to their improved lands, in said
county, 105

June 5. Report of A. DePeyster and others of the council,
to whom the foregoing petition was referred, recommend-
ing that the same be granted, 105

June 6. Petition of Win. Bond, for a warrant to the attorney
general, to draught letters patent, for 600 acres of land in
the county, granted him upon a former petition, 106

Description of a survey of 2,000 acres of land, lying on the
north side of the Maquaes river, beginning at a small creek
which runs into said river, called Dadanascarie, and
extends down the said river on a straight line one hun-
dred chains ; then north and west into ye woods two
hundred chains, laid out for Hendrick and Hans Hansen,
pursuant to warrant, dated 23 October, 1712, 106

June 10. Petition of Henry Wilenian and Henry Van Bael,
praying a warrant to the attorney general, to draught
letters patents, for 3,000 acres of land in Ulster county,
granted them on a former petition, being part of the lands
formerly patented to Capt. John Evans, (see page 95,). . 107

[No date.] Petition of Thomas Dongan and Walter Dongan,
for warrant to the surveyor general, to survey and lay out
several tracts of land, on Staten Island, formerly the
estate of the late Earl of Lymerick, 108

June 10. Petition of Jacob Rutsen, of the county of Ulster,
r for a warrant to the surveyor general, to survey and lay
out 2,000 acres of land, adjacent to his present possessions,
in said county, 109

June 10. Petition of John Macklain and Richard Winfield,
for a warrant to the surveyor general, to survey and lay
out some small tracts of lands on which they now live, in
ye county of Ulster, being part of the resumed lands of
Capt. Evans, 110

June 5. Report of A. DePeyster and others, of the council,
to whom a former petition, of Macklain and Winfield, was
referred, recommending that the same be granted, (see
page 102,) Ill

June 12. Warrant to the surveyor general, to survey and lay
out the above mentioned land, 112

June 12. Petition of Peter Johnson, for a grant of 500 ■
acres of land, lying to the northward of a small run of
water, which runs into Hudson's river, to the southward
of the Dance Chamber, being part of the lands formerly
granted to Capt. John Evans, 113

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Pago.

1712. June 16. Report of committee of council, in favor of the

above, 113

June 10. Petition of John Rutsen and Jacob Bruyne, of the
county of Ulster, for a warrant to the surveyor general,
to survey and lay out 3,000 acres of the resumed lands of
Capt. John Evans, lying to the southward of John Mack-
lain, to the west of Capt. Matthews, and to the northward
of William Peartree's, which was granted them on a
former petition, with Ill

June 10. Certificate of the land board for said land, and. ... 114

June. Description of a survey of 3,510 acres of land, in
Ulster county, called Shawongunge ; together with a
small slip, containing 200 acres, laid out for John Rutsen,
by Aug : Graham, survr. genl., [with draught,] 114

June 13. Petition of John Rutsen and Jacob Bruyn, for a
warrant to the attorney general, to draught letters patent
for the same, 115

June 16. Warrant to the attorney general for a patent to
John Rutsen and Jacob Bruyn for the same, (2 copies,) . . 116

[No date.] Description of the bounds of land, of the John
Macklaine, 116

June 16. Petition of Harmen Jorise, for a warrant to the
surveyor general to survey and lay out 40 acres of land
and 4 acres of meadow, on the north side of Staten Is-
land, granted him on a former petition, 117

May 22. Warrant to the attorney-general to prepare a patent
to Harmen Jorise, 118

June 18. Description of a survey of a small gore of land on
the north side of Staten Island, in breadth on the north
by the water side 45 rods, and runs into the woods by
the line of the lots formerly laid out for Jno. Lee and An-
nonias Turner, containing about 31 acres, also 4 acres of
meadow near John Tunisson's neck, laid out for Harmen
Jorisen by Aug. Graham, surveyor general, [with draught,] 119

June 21. Certificate of the land board for the land above
described, 120

June 24. Petition of Mark Dusachoy of Staten Island, for
two lots of vacant land on said island, containing about
80 acres each, lying contiguous to the land on which he
now resides, being bounded on the north by the water
side, together with meadow proportionate to be laid out
on the southwest side of Daniel's neck, 120

Sept. Petition of several of the freeholders in the county
of Richmond, praying not to be disturbed in the posses-
sion of their lands by adverse grants, (see jmge 92,) 121

Sept. 18. Petition of Hendrick Hansen of the city of Al-
bany, praying a patent for about 100 acres of lowland
lying on the north side of the Mohoggs river, beginning
right over against the creek called Tinnondargece creek,
thence westward along the north side of said river to Da-
denoscarrie creek and back into the woods, 121

Sept. 27. Memorial of Thomas Byerly in relation to the

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Page.

1712. patents for lands granted by the several governors, and
the quit rents of the same, 123

Oct. 8. Indian deed to George Clarke and Leonard Lewis
for a certain tract of land in Dutchess county, to the north
of the land of Runabout, Van Cortland, &c, at a place
called Matapan, to the south side thereof, bounded on the
west by John Casperses creek, 124

Oct. 15. Petition of David Provoost, junior, for a warrant
to the surveyor general, to survey and lay out a certain
tract of land patented to him in company with John De
Peyster and others by Gov. Nanfan, lying and being in
county of Ulster, "boundeth, on the north by the corpora-
tion line of Kingstown, south to that of John Evance,
east to Hudson's river, and Avesterly to the limits of the
Paltz," he being now the only surviving patentee, 124

Oct. 20. Report of A. De Peyster and others of the council
upon the petition of Hendrick Hansen of Albany, submit-
ting that the same may be safely granted, {see page 121,) 125

Oct. 23. Petition of Richard Merrell, praying a patent for
a certain tract of land on Staten Island granted him in
1697, lying on both sides of a certain creek, on which he
has built a mill, 125

1713. April 2. Report of A. De Peyster and others of the council

to whom the foregoing petition was referred, submitting

that the same may be safely granted, 125

1712. Oct. 23. Warrant for the surveying of a tract of land on ye
north side of ye Mohawks river for Hendrick Hansen,
{seepages 121 and 125,) 125

Description of a survey of 2,000 acres of land upon the Mo-
hacks river, laid out for Hendrick Hansen by Aug : Gra-
ham, surveyor general, {seepage 106,) with 126

Description of a subdivision of the same, equally between
Hendrick and Hans Hensen, 126

Oct. 23. Warrant for the surveying of a tract of land for
David Provoost, {see page 124,) 127

Petition of Peter McGregor, praying a patent for a small
tract of land in Ulster county, assigned to him by Laird
of Manivard and Major McGregory, out of the lands on
which they settled, and afterwards held by the petitioner
imder a lease from Capt. Jno. Evans, 128

Nov. 15. Petition of the same for the same, describing the
lands as follows : " All that the hill and land whereon
the petitioner lives encompassed with a swamp, beginning
where one Collum then lately lived, and so running along
a swamp next the land on the one side, down to Hudson's
river on ye other side, bounded by the said river on the

• third side beginning at the end of said swamp, and run-
ning to ye foot of ye upland till it comes to said Hudson's
river, excluding ye morass," 128

Oct. 2. Order of the court of chancery, directing a survey
to be made of the lands in dispute between Thomas Lau-
rence and William Hallett and others, 129

Dec. 5. Report of a survey of Van Harlem's lott, and the

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Page.
1712 lot next adjoining called Adrian Dircksen's lot, pursuant
to the foregoing order. Pieter Corteyou, surveyor, [with

draught,] 130

1713. Jan. 6. License to Solomon Davis, to purchase 1,000 acres
of land in ye western division of ye province of New
Jersey, 131

Feb. 5. Petition of Robert Black well, for an order to the
surveyor general to survey his land on Long Island, and
also the land of John Parcell which adjoins thereto, and
such other of the neighbouring patents as may be neces-
sary to demonstrate his claim, {seepage 86,) with 132

Feb. 29. Warrant to the surveyor general, pursuant to the*
prayer of the foregoing petition, 132

Feb. 9. Petition of Thomas Clark, for a patent of confirma-
tion for a part of the wharf and dock fronting the river
against his land on the east side of the slip at the end of
"Wall street, whereof he stands seized by a grant from the
corporation of the city of New York in 1692, and an-
other part of said wharf adjoining thereunto on the east
side, granted to him and Capt. Ebenezer Willson, by the
said corporation in 1694, which together, make in length
along the river or harbour 81 feet, with the privilege of
loading and unloading goods, &c, on the same, by the
name of Hunter's key, 136

April 2. Warrant to the attorney general to prepare letters
patent for John Belue and John Dove of Staten Island,
to keep a ferry at a place called the Sand Bay to run from
thence to New York, Long Island and other adjacent
places, 137

April 2. Petition of Mangle Johnson Roll and others, pray-
ing a patent for 2,000 each, out of a tract of land pur-
chased by John Mangle (their ancestor) of the Indians
lying at Canastigione, in the county of Albany, on the
other side of the river, beginning at the upper end of
Rick Claesen land, and stretches along the river over a
certain creek called Orskondaraogos, 138

April 9. Petition of Elias Boudinott of ye city of New York
for a warrant to the surveyor general to survey and lay
out a certain tract of land in Kings county, according to
his patent, and for ye better demonstration of his bounda-
ries, to survey the limits and bounds of Flattbush, Bush-
wick and Brookland, and such other of the adjoining
patent as may be necessary, 139

April 13. Petition of Leonard Lewis and John Cruger, pray-
ing a patent for a tract of land in Dutchess county, {see
page 124,) 140

April 13. License to Elisha Parker and Adam Hude, of
Woodbridge, N. J., to purchase 2,000 acres of land in said
province from the Indians, in virtue of a deed from William
Robinson, 141

April 30. Warrant to the surveyor general to survey and lay
out, for the Germans at Quasseck creek in ye county of

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Page.
1713. Ulster, such quantity of lands as they have petitioned for,

in distinct parcels to each, 142

May 8. Petition of Bartholomew ffeurt, of the city of New
York, for a warrant to the attorney general to prepare
letters patent for a lot of ground in said city, on the south
side of Queens street, extending to the river, . 143

May 27. Petition of Samuel Bayard in relation to the tract
of land granted to his father in the county of Albany,
called by the natives Scohaare, {seepage 70,) 144

May 28. Warrant to the attorney general for a patent to
Bartholomew ffeurt, of the city of New York, for a lot
of ground in Queens street, in said city, {seepage 143,) . . 145

June 18. Petition of Jacob Paitsen, of ye county of Ulster,
praying a patent for several tracts of land formerly granted
and conveyed to him, and 2,000 acres of vacant and unap-
propriated land contiguous thereto, 146

June 18. Warrant for a patent to Jacob Rutsen, for the last
mentioned land, 146

Copy of the boundaries of a certain parcel of vacant land
and meadow ground lately granted by patent to Col.
Jacob Rutsen, lying on the north side of the Walls or
Paltz creek, contiguous and adjoining to his land called
Guilford, _ 146

June 12. Map of a tract of land adjoining Knightsfield, sur-
veyed for Col. Jacob Rutsen, Win. Bond, deputy surveyor,
(Wawarsing, Ulster county,) 147

1712. June 12. Map of 1,165 acres of land, lying and being in the

county of Ulster, contiguous and adjoining to a certain
tract of land on the Palts river, belonging to Col. Jacob
Rutsen, known by the .name of Guilford, (New Paltz,
Ulster county,) 148

[No date.] Draft of 831 acres of land within the purchase
of Jacob Rutsen, in Ulster county, by Wm. Bond, 150

Description of the boundaries of a certain tract of land laid
out for Col. Jacob Ruttsen, lying contiguous and adjoin-
ing to his land on the Paltz river, called Guilford, in the
county of Ulster, as also another tract of land in the said
county, lying within the purchase of s'd Jacob Ruttsen,
containing, in all, 3,090 acres, 151

1713. June 11. Petition of Solomon Du Bois and Lewis Du Bois,

of ye county of Ulster, for a grant of 2,000 acres of the
resumed land formerly granted to Capt. John Evans,. ... 153

June 16. Letter from Gov. Hunter, in relation to the license
for an Indian purchase, in ye names of Col. Cox, Mr.
Gardner, &c, and the caveat entered against it, by Col.
Morris, 154

April 30. Warrant of survey, for Richard Merrell, for a cer-
tain tract of land on Staten Island, lying upon both sides
of a creek, (see page 1 25,) 155

June 23. Description of a survey of 37 acres of land on Sta-
ten Island, laid out for Richard Merrell, by Aug : Graham,
surveyor general, [with draught,] 156

Jane 25. Petition of Archibald Kennedy and Oliver Bayly,
14

106 LAND PAPERS. [vol. v.

Page.
1713. praying a grant of 2,000 acres of land, in the county of
Ulster, out of the resumed land formerly granted to Capt.

John Evans, with 157

June 27. Report of P. Schuyler and others, of the council, to
whom the same was referred, submitting that the prayer
thereof may be safely granted, 157

June 29. Certificate to the minister, churchwardens and ves-
try of Saint Andrews, in the county of Richmond, for the
stone church, called St. Andrew, and the tenement and
lot of ground whereon it is built, situate and being on
Karles neck, at the head of Fresh kill, with 158

Description of the bounds and measure of said property,. . . 158

June 29. Petition of Johannis Veder, of ye county of Albany,
for license to purchase 60 acres of vacant land, lying
behind ye meadow lands of Schonectady, with 159

July 6. Report of A. De Peyster and others, of the council,
to whom the foregoing petition was referred, submitting
that the same may be safely granted, 159

July 17. License to Johannis Veder, to purchase the land
mentioned in the last petition, 160

July 2. Petition of Matthias De Mott, praying a patent for a
tract of land in Ulster county, called Maskack, near Sho-
wangungh, containing 710 acres, 161

July 6. Warrant for letters patent to Richard Merrell, for a
tract of land on Staten Island, [see page 155,) 162

July 2. Petition of Hendrick Hansen, of ye city of Albany,
and Hans Hansen, his son, praying letters patent for 2,000
acres of land, on the north side of ye Mohocks river, laid
out for them pursuant to a warrant issued upon a former
petition, [see pages 106, 126,) with 163

July 6. Report of A. DePeyster and others, of the council,
1 to whom the foregoing petition was referred, submitting

that the same may be safely granted, 163

July 17. Warrant for the draughting of letters patent, pur-
suant to the prayer of the last petition, 164

July 17. Certificate and patent to Hendrick and Hans Han-
sen, for the same, 165

July 8. Petition of Lancaster Symes, praying letters patent
for a certain house and lot of ground in Dock street, in
the city of New York, with 166

Oct. 1. Warrant for letters patent, for the same, 166

July 15. Petition of Peter Oblienis and others, in behalf of
themselves and the rest of the freeholders and inhabitants
of the town of New Harlem, in relation to a suit insti-
tuted against them by the receiver general, " for great
sums pretended to be due from the said inhabitants, whilst
they held under the duke of York," 167

July 10. Petition of Francis Harrison and company, praying
for a patent for 5,000 acres of land, 170

July 17. Petition of Henry Holland, in behalf of himself and
other patentees of a tract of land above Albany, called
Shenondohowah, for an order to the surveyor general to
run out the westerly line of the boundaries of one Anthflny

vol. v.] LAND PAPERS. 107

Pago.

1713. Van Schayck's land, it being the west line of the land of
said petitioners, (2 copies,) 171

July 21. Report of P. Schuyler and others, of the council, to
whom the foregoing petition was referred, submitted that

the same be granted, 171-2

Oct. 1. Petition of Sam'l Bayard, in relation to the land called

Scohaare, (see pages 70, 144,) 173

Petition of Richard Merrell, for a warrant to the attorney
general to prepare a draught of letters patent for land on
Staten Island, (seepage 102,) 1 74

April 1 8. Letter of Richard Merril, in relation to the above land, 174

Bounds of Richard MerriPs land, 174

Aug. 20. Petition of Myndert Schuyler and others, for a
grant of 500 acres, out of the vacant land lying on both
sides of the German's creek, in the county of Albany, to
the northward of Col. Raenslar's line, 175

Aug. 24. Letter from Myndert Schuyler to George Clarke,
to obtain an order for the surveying of Johannis Vedder's
grant of 60 acres, together with 60 acres which the Indians
have given him, in addition thereto, (seepage 159, etseq.,) 176

Aug. 25. Petition of Jacob Hendrickse Hasting, of the
county of Richmond, for a grant of 20 acres out of the
vacant land adjoining that at present in his possession, to
make up the quantity of 165 acres, which he is entitled
to by virtue of a patent granted to Thomas Carhart, with 178

1714. April 16. Report of S. Staats and others, of the council, to

whom the foregoing petition was referred, submitting
that the same may be safely granted, 178

1713. Aug. 27. Petition of Isaac De Peyster and others, for a

warrant for the surveying of a tract of land purchased
from the Indians in 1672, by Jan Hendrick Van Baal,
lying near Schenectady, by ye kill or creek called by ye
Indian name Tawalsoutha, otherwise ye Norman's kill,
stretching from ye sandy hills northwest to an outhook of
land, which it also includes, containing in length and
breadth, on both sides ye kill, all the land as it lies in a
square, with 179

1714. April 16. Report of A. De Peyster and others, of the coun-

cil, to whom the foregoing petition was referred, submit-
ting that the same be granted, 179

1713. Sept. 25. Petition of Andries Coeymans, of the county of
Albany, for a warrant to the surveyor general, to lay out
several lots in the city of Albany, which were granted to
Andries De Vos, his grandfather, 180

Oct. 1. Petition of Samuel Bayard, for an enlargement of
the order referring his former petition to a committee of
council, to the end that he may be admitted to the proofs
and allegations in said petition set forth, (see page 173,) 181

Oct. 5. Petition of Wm. Appell, of the city of New York,
in relation to a lot of ground in said city, to the south of
Beavers path, between the fort and the lot of Jan Hevert-
son, stretching on the north side along Beavers path,. ... 182

VOLUME VI.

1713-1718

Page.

1713. Oct. 8. Petition of Charles Mott and others, for a "warrant

to the surveyor general, to survey and lay out a tract of
land in the county of Orange, granted to Michael Haw-
den and Daniel Honan, in 1696, the one equal undivided
moiety of which they have lately purchased from the
executors of Michael Hawden, deceased, 1

Oct. 8. Warrant to the surveyor general, to survey the land
mentioned in the foregoing petition, 2

Oct. 29. Petition of Peter Van Brugh, of ye city of Albany,
for license to purchase 600 acres of vacant land in the
Mohaeks country, 3

Oct. 29. Petition of Lawrence Claese and Hendrick Vro-
man, for license to purchase 400 acres of vacant land,
lying in the county of Albany, on ye Norman's creek,
near the north line of ye Manor of Renselaerwick, 4

Nov. 18. Report of A. DePeyster and others, of the counsel,
upon the petition of Samuel Bayard, (see vol. 5, 181,) . . . 5

Nov. 19. Petition of Robert Livingston, of the county of
Albany, praying a confirmatory patent for the Manor of
Livingston, with the privilege that the freeholders of said
manor may elect and return one deputy or representative
to sit in the General Assembly, 6

Petition of Francis Harrison and others, for a warrant to
the surveyor general, to survey 5,000 acres out of the
resumed land formerly granted to Capt. John Evans, with 8

Nov. 23. Report of A. De Peyster and others, of the council,
to whom the foregoing petition was referred, recommend-
ing that the same be granted, and 8

1714. April 10. Warrant to the surveyor general, to survey and

lay out the said land, 8

Form of a grant of a township, (no place,) 9

March 24. Petition of Jonathan Whitehead, John Smith and
Joseph Sackett, justices of the peace, in Queens county,
praying the renewal of an order of council concerning
the boimds of Newtown, 10

vol. vi.] LAND PAPERS. 109

Page.
1714. April 3. Petition of Johannes Schuyler, of ye city of Albany,
for 2,000 acres of the resumed land of Domine Delius, in
the county of Albany, 11

April 9. Petition of Adam Vrooman, of Schenectady, for a
license to purchase 340 acres of land adjoining upon the
small creek that runs from the hills into Scohare river, on
the northeast side thereof, on the southeast side it is
bounded by Schohaare river, and on the southwest side
and northwest side by the hills called Onitstagrawae, 12

April 10. License to Adam Vrooman, to purchase the land
last mentioned, 13

April 10. Warrant of survey for Adam Vrooman, for the
same, 14

April 10. Warrant of survey for Johannis Vedder, of ye
county of Albany, for a small tract of vacant land, con-
taining 120 acres, lying behind ye meadow land of Sche-
nectady, beginning about 600 yards south of Poenties kill, 15

1713. May 15. Petition of Cornelis Van Texell and others, the

children and heirs of Jan Cornelis Van Texel, deceased,
for a warrant of survey to lay out on Long Island, a tract
of land called Crap meadow, 16

1714. April 16. Report of A. De Peyster and others, of the council,

to whom the foregoing petition was referred, submitting
that the same be granted, 16

April 1 9. Answer of Anthony van Schaick, of Albany, to the
petition of Henry Holland, (see vol. 5, page 171,) with.. . 17

April 19. Bounds of the land of Anthony Van Schaick, being
to the north and above the town of Albany, and is com-
monly called and known by the name of the Half Moon, 1 7

April 22. Warrant of survey, for Cornelis Van Texell and
others, for a certain tract of land called Crap meadow,
situated on Long Island, in Suffolk county, (see page 16,) 18

1713. Nov. 18. Petition of Myndert Schuyler and others, for

license to purchase 500 acres of vacant land, lying on
both sides of ye Norman's creek, in ye county of Albany,
to ye northward of Coll. Renselaer's line, with 19

1714. April 16. Report of A. DePeyster and others, of the council,

to whom the same was referred, submitting that license

be granted, and . . . , 19

April 22. License to Myndert Schuyler, to purchase the said

land, 19

1712. June 10. Petition of Hugo ffrere and others, of New Parts,
in ye county of Ulster, for a warrant of survey, for 2,000
acres of land, near or adjoining to ye Palts line, at a place
called ye Piatt kill, (see vol. 5, p. 103,) 20

June 12. Warrant of survey for Hugo ffrere, for the last

mentioned land, 21

1714. May 3. Description of a survey of 1,200 acres of land, lying
about six miles to ye westward of Hudson's river, on both
sides of ye Piatt kill, in the county of Ulster, laid, out for
Hugo ffrere, by John Beatty, dep. survr., [with draught,] 22

Petition of Stevanus Groesbeck and John Dunbar, for license
to purchase a certain tract of vacant land and meadow

110 LAND PAPERS. [vol. vt.

1714. ground, up Schohare creek, about one English mile from
the Mohaques castle, on the same side of the creek whereon
the said castle stands, about the quantity of 500 acres,.. . 23

May S. Petition of Meyndert Schuyler and others, for a grant
of 10,000 acres, out of the land formerly granted to
Nicholas Bayard, lying in the county of Albany, and
commonly known by the name of Scohare, since resumed
by an act of assembly, with 24

May 25. Report of A. DePeyster and others, of the council,
submitting that the same be granted in one square plot,
on u or either or both sides of the creek," 24

June 3. Warrant of survey for Meyndert Schuyler and
others, for the last mentioned land, 25

May 28. Petition of Abraham Cuyler and others, of the city of
Albany, for confirmation of a gift, from the native owners
of the land at Skohere, of a certain tract of land there,
lying and being on the west side of Sckoharie creek,
containing in length by the said creek, about one mile,
beginning on the north by a stone mountain, called by
the natives Onekeedsienos, and so from thence up the
said creek to a certain small run of water, called Nets-
taghcokaarawe Caghsoone, containing in breadth from

the said creek into the woods, one mile, with 26

1710. July 19. Indian deed to Abraham Cuyler and others, for the

same, 26

1714. June 10. Petition of Sam: Staets and Rip Van Dam, for
license to purchase 2,000 acres each, out of the vacant
land, in the county of Albany, at a place called Foxes
creek, with 27

Nov. 8. Report of R. "Walter and others, of the council, to
whom the same was referred, submitting that license be
granted, 27

June 10. Petition of Johannes Vedder, of the county of
Albany, praying a patent for 120 acres of land, laid out
for him behind ye meadow land of Schenectady, beginning
about six hundred yards to ye southward of a kill or
creek, known by the name of Poenties kill, (see vol. 5, p.
176,) 28

June 12. Certificate of land board, to Johannes Yedder, for
the last mentioned land, 29

June 12. Warrant for the draughting of letters patent, for
the same, 30

June 12. Petition of Eldert Tymensen and Cornelius Christi-
ansen, of ye county of Albany, for license to purchase 600
acres of vacant land, adjoining their farms, at a place
called Rosendale, near Conestigione, in said county, with 31

July 15. Report of A. DePeyster and others, of the council,
to whom the same was referred, submitting that license
be granted, 31

June 12. Petition of Meyndert Schuyler and others, praying
a warrant of survey for 500 acres of land, lying on both
sides of the Norman's kill, in the county of Albany, and

vol. vi.] LAND PAPERS. Ill

Page.
1714. called in the Indian language Annachque, beginning to

the northward of Col. Renselaer's line, {see page 19,) ... . 32

June 12. "Warrant of survey for the land last mentioned... . . 33

July 12. Petition of Adam Vrooman, of Schenectady, pray-
ing for 600 acres of the reserved lands, at Schohare,
beginning at a small run of water, coming from a white
pine swamp, and running into Schohare river, which is
the westermost bounds thereof, and from where the said
run comes into Schohare river, it is bounded southerly by
said river as it runs, until it comes to another small run
of water, which runs on the northeast part of the hills
called Onitstagrawae, and is the easterly bounds thereof,
{see page 1 2,) with 34

August 23. Report of A. DePeyster and others, of the
council, to whom the same was referred, submitting that
a patent be granted, 34

August 26. Warrant for the draughting of letters patent, for
Adam Vrooman, for the land last described, 36

Sept. 5. Clerk of ye council! and secretaries ffees, &c, about
passing ye patent for Adam Vrooman, amounting to £13, 37

June 16. Warrant to the attorney general, to prepare a confir-
mation for John Gardiner, of the release of the quit rent of
Gardiner's Island, granted by Govt. Lovelace, (2 copies.) 33

June 17. Petition of George Lockstadt, on behalf of him-
self and the rest of the Germans settled near Quassaick
creek, upon Hudson's river, praying for a grant of a
proportionable quantity of meadow ground, out of that
lying vacant, at the distance of an English mile behind
their lots, upon the west side of the river aforesaid, in
Lister county, 39

[Xo date.] Petition of Phillip Schuyler, praying a patent for
a tract of land, conveyed to him by deed of gift, from the
Maquas Indians, 40

June 1 7. Petition of Phillip Schuyler, of the city of Albany,
for a license to purchase 2,000 acres of land, bounded
north by a piece of woodland, belonging to Cornelius
Switts ; on the east by the west bounds of Cannistagajone,
and the south by the north bounds of the town of Schen-
ectady, 41

1711. July 17. Indian deed to Phillip Schuyler, for the land de-
scribed in the last petition, 42

1714. June IS. Report of A. De Peyster and others, of the council,
to whom was referred the petition of Gysbert Mereellis,
of Schenectady, for confirmation of lands, recommending
the granting of the same, 43

June 23. Certificate of land board to Guysbert Mereellis, for
a certain great island called Joris Aertse Island, in ye
Maquaes river, above Schenectady, between Scotia and ye
land called Claes Graenen's hoock, containing about 30
acres ; together with a house lot in ye town of Schenec-
tady, having to ye north and west the High street, being
a corner lot ; as also all these small islands which he about
the said great island, in the boght or bay, between the

112 LAND PAPERS. [vol. vi.

Page.
1714. hook aforesaid and Scotia, on ye north side of said river,
excepting only two islands within the said bounds, one
whereof is called Cruisbesse Island, and ye other Spiten-
divel ; and 6 acres of land upon ye maine, on the other
side of the river, abutting on the east side of the land
called Claes Graenen's land, 44

June 23. Warrant for a patent to Gysbert Marcellis, for the
island last described, 45

July 10. Certificate of land board to Francis Harrison and
others, for certain tract of land in Ulster county, bounded
on the north by Andrew flblk's land, and ye nine German
families, on the west, and north by land unsurveyed, and
on the east by Hudson's river, containing 5,000 acres, ... 48

July 10. Warrant for a patent to Francis Harrison and others,
for the land last described, 49

July 15. Petition of Jannetie Cregier, widow, praying a
patent of confirmation for a tract of land at Cannastagione
situate between two creeks, abutting upon the Maquas
river over against Great Island, with wood land opposite
the same on the other side of the river, 50

July 15. Report of A. De Peyster and others, of the coun-
cil, to whom the foregoing petition was referred, recom-
mending that the same be granted, 51

Aug. 5. Warrant of survey for the woodland prayed for by
Jannetie Cregier, in the last mentioned petition, 52

Aug. 5. Petition of Margaret Mackgregory, widow of Maj.
Patrick Mackgregory, concerning a tract of land at the
Murtherer's creek in Ulster county, purchased by her hus-
band in his life time, under a license from Gov. Dungan,
praying to be allowed to congregate the native proprie-
tors yet remaining alive before the magistrates of that
county, and other christian evidences to certify the limits
of said land, with 53

Report of P. Schuyler and others of the council, upon the
same, 53

Aug. 5. Petition of John, Thomas and Walter Dongan and
others, for 2,000 acres each of the lands formerly patented
to Capt. John Evans, but since vacated and resumed, ... 54

April 8. Petition of Samuell Babbington of the city of Al-
bany, praying a patent, and that a warrant of survey may
issue in order thereto, for a certain flat or piece of plain
land lying upon the south side of the Maquaes river about
24 English miles above ye town of Schenectady, common-
ly called and known by the name of Robert's flat, and in
ye Indian language Stragrogoha, stretching from the said
river to the foot path over the Tuchtanvendase hill, to-
gether with an island in the said river over against the
said land, all of which was purchased from the native
proprietors by Robert Sanders, through whom the peti-
tioner derives his title, with, 55

Aug. 1 9. Report of A. De Peyster and others of the council,
to whom the same was referred recommending that a
warrant be issued accordingly, 55

vol. vi.] LAND PAPERS. 113

Page.
1714. Aug. 19. Warrant of survey for the land last described, 56

July 8. Petition of George Lockstadt, on behalf of himself
and the rest of the Germans settled near Quassaick creek
upon Hudson's river, praying a patent for the land laid
out for them in ye county of Ulster, according to the sev-
eral allotments expressed in the survey of the same, with 57

Oct. 20. Report of A. De Peyster and others of the council,
upon the same, and 57

Aug. 12. Order of council for a patent to George Lockstadt
and others, for the same, 57

1713. Nov. 18. Petition of Robert Milward, praying that 1,500

acres of the land formerly granted to Capt. John Evans,
may be surveyed and laid out for him pursuant to a grant
from Gov. Ingoldesby, with 58

1714. Aug. 17. Report of A. De Peyster and others of the coun-

cil, upon the same, 58

Aug. 19. Warrant of survey for 1,500 acres of land lying in
the rear of the land laid out for Francis Harrison & Co.,
for Robert Milward, 59

Draught of the last mentioned land, by W. Bond, 60

July 29. Petition of Cornelius Seberingh, for a grant of 1,500
acres out of the resumed lands in the counties of Ulster
and Orange, with 61

Aug. 17. Report of A. De Peyster and others of the council,
upon the same, 61

Aug. 19. Warrant of survey for the last mentioned land,. . . 62

Aug. 25. Petition of Cornelius Van Brunt, for a grant of
1,500 acres near or contiguous to the lands granted Corne-
lius Sebering, with 63

Sept. 9. Report of A. De Peyster and others of the council,
upon the same, and 63

Sept. 9. Warrant of survey for the same, 63

Aug. 26. Certificate of land board to Adam Vrooman, for
600 acres of" land at Schohare, (seepage 34, et seq.,) 64

Aug. 3. Petition of Andries Coeymans of the manor of Ren-
selaarswyck, in the county of Albany, praying a confirma-
tion of a certain tract of land, beginning at Peter Bronks
creek, or the creek of Coxhacks, including the same on
the west side of Hudson's river, thence up along the said
river to about the middle of Jan Ryersen's Island, to a
small run of water, thence up into the woods west, and by
north 12 miles, being the north bounds of said land, the
southern bounds beginning at the mouth of the said Peter
Bronk's creek, up the same as it runs to Coxhacks, and
thence up into the woods due west until it makes from
the mouth of said creek 12 miles, from which last station a
straight line goes to the west end of the north bounds, with 65

Aug. 25. Report of S. Staats and others of the council, upon
the same, ■ • • 65

Aug. 26. Warrant for a patent of confirmation to Andries
Coeymans for the land last described, 66

Sept. 7. Clerk of ye council and secretary's fees about pass-
ing ye confirmation for Andries Coeymans, £6 11.6, 67

15

X14 LAND PAPERS. [vol. vi.

Page.
17 14. Aug. 26. Warrant to the surveyor general to lay out for
Lewis Morris and others, 5,000 acres of land lying on
both sides of Old Man's creek in Ulster county, near
Hudson's river being part of ye lands formerly granted
to Capt. John Evans, 68

Aug. IV. Petition of Dirick Bensing, for a grant of 2,000
acres of land lying between the south limits of the land
granted to Doct. Samuel Staats, and the south side of
the Dunder Bergh, being part of the resumed lands for-
merly granted to Capt. John Evans, with 69

Aug. 17. Report of A. De Peyster and others of the council,
upon the same, and 69

Sept. 9. Warrant of survey for the same, 69

Sept. 22. Petition of Dirck Wesselse, for license to purchase
2,000 acres out of a tract of land granted in 1697 to the
petitioner in company with William Pinhorne and others,
but since vacated and resumed, lying upon the Mohaques
river above a place commonly known by the name of
Orathbe, beginning from a place called by the natives
Owwendroen, 70

Sept. 22. Petition of Evert Bancker, for license to purchase
2,000 acres out of the tract of land last described, 71

Sept. 28. Petition of Peter Livingston and others, for license
to purchase 6,000 acres of land on the south side of the
Mohoggs river about a mile and a half above Fort Hun-
ter, beginning at a creek called Oghrachkee, stretching
along the river westward, to a place called by ye natives
Tepitsaghrove, being a small stony hill that comes into
the river, 72

Oct. 17. Petition of Samuel Staats, for two several war-
rants of survey for two tracts of land, one lying on ye
west side of Hudson's river in ye county of Albany over
against Claverack, extending along the shore of the said
river north and south fromye land of Peter Broncks to
ye meadows by ye corner or neck of ye main land lying
behind Barents Island called Mackawameck, and running
in breadth westerly into the woodland to Katts kill road
or path ; which land was called Loonenburgh ; the other
lying on Hudson's river in Dutchess county, and called
by ye Indians Eaquaquanessinck, with 73

Oct 7. Warrant of survey, for the land known as Loonen-
burgh, and such of the adjoining patents as may be
necessary, to demonstrate the encroachments thereon, ... 73

Oct. 21. Petition of Robert Mil ward, praying a patent for a
tract of land, surveyed and laid out for him, pursuant to
a warrant issued upon a former petition, the return
whereof is hereunto annexed, {see page 58, et seq.,) 74

Oct. 16. Description of a survey of 1,500 acres of land, in
the county of Ulster, on ye west side of Hudson's river,
being part of the resumed lands of Capt. John Evans,
adjoining on the north side to the land of Francis Harri-
son & Co., laid out for Robert Milward, by Wm. Bond,
dep. survr., [with draught,] and 74

vol. vi.] LAND PAPERS. 115

Page.
1714. Oct. 21. "Warrant for a patent to Robert Milward for the

same, 74

Oct. 14. Petition of John Collins, of ye city of Albany,
and others, for license to purchase a tract of vacant
meadow land, lying on the west side of the Maquas river,
about 2 English miles above Fort Hunter, beginning by
the river side, at a creek called Yondutdenoghschare, at
the uppermost bounds of the land lately patented to
Hendrick Hansen, and runs up along the said river, to
the further side of a creek, called by the Indians Oghre-
gehhoonge, by the Christians the Canada kill ; together
with the said creek and the woodland lying behind the
said meadow, containing in all 2,000 acres, with 75

Oct. 22. Report of A. DePeyster and others, of the council,
upon the same, 75

Oct. 25. License to John Collins, to purchase the land last
described, 76

Oct. 31. Letter of Phillip Schuyler to Mr. Wildman, in
relation to a deed of gift from the Indians, of a tract of
land, dated at Schenectady, (see page 40, et seq.,) 77

Nov. 3. Petition of Meyndert Schuyler and others, praying a
patent for 10,000 acres of land, at Schohare, laid out for
them, pursuant to a warrant issued upon a former peti-
tion, (see page 24,) 78

Nov. 3. Warrant for a patent to Meyndert Schuyler and
others, for the last mentioned land, 79

Nov. 10. Clerk of ye council and secretary's fees, &c, about
passing ye patent for Meyndert Schuyler & Co., for land
at Schohare, 80

Nov. 3. Petition of Meyndert Schuyler, Arent Van Petten
and John Dellemont, praying a patent for 500 acres of
land, lying in ye county of Albany, on both sides of ye
Norman's kill, beginning to ye north of the line of Killian
Van Renselaer, (see pages 32, 33,) 81

Oct. 13. Description of a survey of the land referred to in
the foregoing petition, laid out for Meyndert Schuyler
and others, by Nicholas Schuyler, dep. survr., [with
draught,] 82

Nov. 3. Certificate of land board to Meyndert Schuyler and
others, for the last mentioned land, ■. 83

Nov. 3. Warrant for a patent to Meyndert Schuyler and
others, for the same, 84

Nov. 10. Clerk of ye council and secretaries' fees &c, about
passing ye patent for Meyndert Schuyler and others, for
the same, 85

Nov. 2. Petition of John Collins, of ye city of Albany, and
others, for a warrant of survey for 2,000 acres of land,
lying on the west side of the Maquas river, about 2
English miles above Fort Hunter, (2 copies,) (see page
75, et seq.,) 86

Nov. 4. Warrant of survey for John Collins and others, for
the last mentioned land, 87

116 LAND PAPERS. [vol. vi.

Page.

1714. Petition of John Collins and others, in relation to the plan

to be observed in laying out the same, 88

Description of the bounds of the land on the North side of
the Maquaes river, purchased and granted to Mr. John
Collins & Co., and divided between the said John Collins,
Margaret Collins his wife, and Edward Collins his son,
according to his excellency's warrant, 89

Draught of 2,000 acres of land, on the north side of the
Maquaes river, as divided between John, Margaret and
Edward Collins, Phillip Verplank, dep. surveyor, 90

Nov. 4. Petition of John Collins and others, praying a
patent for the same, 91

Nov. 4. Warrant for a patent to John Collins and others,
for the same, 92

Oct. 22. Petition of Robert Walter, of the city of New
York, and others, for license to purchase a tract of vacant
land, lying and being in or nigh the county of Albany, on
the north side of the Mohaks river, beginning at a
creek, called by the natives Oghregehhoonge, and by the
Christians the Canida's creek ; thence up the said river
westward, as it runs to a certain kill, called Anthony's
Neus, whose point comes into the said river, and so up into
the woods on both sides, till it makes 6,000 acres of land,
with 93

Nov. 8. Report of S. Staats and others, of the council, upon
the same,. 93

Nov. 3. Warrant for a patent of confirmation, to Ryer Scher-
merhorn, for a certain tract of land beginning at the
Maquas river, by the town of Schannectady, and runs
thence westerly on both sides up the river, to a certain
place, called by the Indians Canaquariveny, being reputed
3 Dutch miles or 1 2 English miles ; and from the said
town, down the river one Dutch or four English miles, to
a kill called the Ael place, and runs into the woods, to
the distance of one mile, on each side of the river, 94

Nov. 11. License to Robert Walter and others, to purchase
6,000 acres of land, (see page 93,) (2 copies,) 95

1715. Oct. 27. Order in council, that the foregoing license be en-

larged for another year, 95

1714. Nov. 11. License to Samuell Staats and Rip Van Dam, to
purchase 2,000 acres each, at a place called Foxes creek,
in ye county of Albany, 96

Nov. 16. Warrant to the surveyor general, to survey and
lay out the town of Schenectady, and also the several and
particular lots or parcels of land within ye said town, ... 97

Nov. 13. Petition of A. DePeyster and others, for license to
purchase a tract of vacant land, lying on ye north side of
ye Maquaes river, near Kanajora, in ye county of Albany,
with 98

Nov. 18. Report of S. Staats and others, of the council,
upon the same, 98

Dec. 2. License to A. De Peyster and others, to purchase

vol. vi.] LAND PAPERS. 117

Pago.

1714. the quantity of 2,000 acres each, of land near Kanajora,

on ye north side of ye Maquaes river, (2 copies,) 99

Nov. 18. Petition of Henry Wileman, for a warrant of sur-
vey, for a certain tract of land in ye county of Orange,
granted in 1697, to Benjamin Corse, and conveyed by
him to the petitioner, 100

Nov. 19. Warrant of survey for Henry Wileman, for a
certain tract of land in Orange county, called Ramepogh,
lying upon Pompton creek, about twenty miles above ye
mouth of said creek, where it falls into Pequaneck river,
being a piece of low land, lying at ye forks, on ye west
side of ye creek, containing about twelve or fifteen acres,
and going down said creek for ye space of 6 or 7 miles,
to a small run, running into said creek out of a small

lake, several small'p lying on both sides of said creek,

computed in all about 90 or 100 acres, with upland ad-
joining thereunto, to ye quantity of 1,200 acres, ^101

Dec. 10. Petition of Peter Schuyler and others, for license
to purchase a tract of land lying upon the Maquaes river,
above a place commonly known by ye name of Orachkee, I
fowmerly granted to William Pinhorne and others, but
since vacated and resumed, with 102

Dec. 14. Report of A. DePeyster and others, of the council,
upon the same, and 102

Dec. 16. License to Peter Schuyler and others, to purchase
2,000 acres each, on the south side of the Maquaes river, 102

1715. March 17. Petition of Eldart Thymesen, of Canistagayone,

in the county of Albany, for license to purchase 6 or 700
acres of woodland, at that place adjoining his lowland,
and running up into the woods to that of Kilian Van
Renslaer, 103

March 17. Petition of Francis Salisbury, for license to pur-
chase 1,000 acres of vacant land, lying at a place called
by ye Indians Teteachkie, upon Katskill creek, in ye
county of Albany, 104

March 24. Order from the King, for a grant to Gregory
Gougeon, of a plantation in the province of New York,
acquired by Elias Cothonneau, deed., who left it to his
brother, William Cothonneau, 105

March 31. Petition of John Thompson Vos, of the city of
New York, for 500 acres of land, lying to ye northward
of a small run of water which runs into Hudson's river,
to ye southward of ye Danse chamber, being part of the
resumed lands formerly granted to Cajjt. Jno. Evans, 106

March 31. Petition of Elizabeth Regnier, widow, for a war-
rant of survey for " all that one full moiety, or one half
part of a certain piece or parcel of land, lying under
Bushwick, in Kings county, between Francis Titus and
Jacob Bobine, called by ye name of Coycole farm ; and
also, one half of one other piece of meadoAV land, con-
taining about 10 acres, lying between Peter Pral's land
and Hannah Falcot's ; and also, another piece of land at
Bushwick, aforesaid, bounded eastward by the land of

118 LAND PAPERS. [vol. yi.

Page.
17 15. said Francis Titus, and westward by the town aforesaid,

containing 14 acres," with 107

April 28. Warrant of survey for the same, 107

April 21. Petition of Abraham Staats, of Albany, for a war-
rant to survey and lay out 400 acres, adjoining the north
line of a neck of land containing 200 acres, now in his
possession, called Ciskhekainck, on ye north side of

Claverack, on ye east side of Hudson's river, 108

April 21. Petition of Cornelius Seberingh and others, for
license to purchase 6,000 acres of land, being part of a
patent formerly granted to Mr. Delius and others, now

resumed, 109

May. 5. Petition of John Petersen Mebie, of Schenectade,
for license to purchase 80 acres of the land known as
Kadarode, adjoining 80 acres of said land which he holds
by patent, on the east side of Tionondorogoes creek ; and
also, 120 acres of the same, adjoining 80 acres which he
holds by patent, on the west side of said creek, with. ... 110
May 12. Report of A. De Peyster and others, of the council,

upon the same, 110

May 11. Petition of Evert Van Ness, praying a patent of
confirmation for 220 acres of land, lying at Konistagajone,
on ye south side of the river, beginning from ye mouth
of a certain creek called Schirluyns kill, and ranges east-
ward along the said river to another creek, called Stoney
creek, which comes out into the great rift above the land
of Cornelius Claesen, and so backward southerly between
the said creeks to ye northermost bounds of the manor of

Renselaerwick, with Ill

Report of A. De Peyster and others, of the council, upon

the same, Ill

May 16. Petition of Henry Holland and others, for a war-
rant to run the east bounds of a certain tract of land in
the county of Albany, called Shenondohawah, which is
the west bounds of one Anthony Van Schaick's land, with

another 112

1713. July 17. Petition of Henry Holland and others, in relation

to the same, (see page 17,) 112

1715. May 17. Warrant of survey to run the line referred to in

the foregoing petition, 113

May 26. Petition of John Macklain, praying a patent for
300 acres of land, lying on the north side of Shawan-
gonck creek, bounded on the southwest by the land laid
out for Soveraigne Tenhout, south by the creek aforesaid,
east by a small run which flows into Shawangonck creek,

and northwest by lands not yet laid out, with 114

May 30. Draught of certificate to John Macklain, for the

same, 114,115

May 31. Petition of John Peterson Mebie, (see page 110,) . 116
May 31. Warrant to the surveyor general, to survey the
several tracts of land on both sides of Tionondoroques
creek, in order to a determination petition of John Peter-
son Mebie, (see page 110,) .. < 117

vol. vi.] LAND PAPERS. 119

Page.
1715. June 6. Petition of Hugo ffrere, senr., and others, praying a
patent for 1,200 acres of land in the county of Ulster,
part of the re-assumed land of Capt. John Evans, lying
about six miles westward of Hudson's river, on both
sides of ye Piatt kill, that watereth out into ye Paltz
river by the land of Solomon Duboys, bounded to ye
northeast by or near by the southwest bounds of New
Paltz, and having for its other bounds the King's woods,

(see page 20,) with 118

June 28. Report of A. De Peyster and others, of the council,

upon the same, .... 118

June 30. Certificate to Hugo ffrere and others, for the last

mentioned land, 119

June 30. Warrant for a patent to Hugo ffrere, for the same, 120
June 23. Petition of Archibald Kenedy, for a warrant of
survey for 2,000 acres, out of the re-assumed lands of

Capt. John Evans, 121

June 23. Petition of John Crook, senr., and others, for a
grant of 6,000 acres out of the land formerly granted to
Capt. John Evans, lying on ye Paltz creek, in ye county

of Ulster, 122

June 30. Petition of Servas ffleeraboom, on behalf of Johan-
nes Johnson and others, children of Peter Johnson, de-
ceased, for 300 acres of land, lying north of a small run
which comes into Hudson's river south of the Dance
chamber, being part of the tract formerly granted to
Capt. John Evans, lying with the bounds of the lands of
Francis Harrison and comp., but excepted and reserved

out of his patent, (see page 106 ?) 123

June 30. Warrant of survey for Servas Fleeraboom, for the

last mentioned land, > 124

June 30. Petition of Maudlene Rosecrants and Marinus Van-
nakin, of Rochester, in ye county of Ulster, for a war-
rant of survey for a tract of land lying on the south side

of ye Rondout creek, in the town aforesaid, 125

May 11. Petition of Evert Van Ness, (see page 111,) with

report, 126

July 19. Warrant of survey for Evert Van Ness, for a tract

of land at Kanistagaione, in the county of Albany, 126

Aug. 11. Petition of Archibald Kennedy, praying a patent
for 2,000 acres of land, being part of the resumed land of
Capt. Evans, in the county of Ulster, (see page 121,) .. . 127
July 14. Petition of Cornelius Van Brunt and others, for a
grant of 6,000 acres of the resumed lands formerly
granted to Capt. John Evans, on the west side of Hud-
son's river, adjoining the north bounds of the lands of

Mr. Beard & Co., with 128

Aug. 1 1 . Report of A. De Peyster and others, of the council,

on the same, 128

Sept. 15. Warrant of survey for Cornelius Van Brunt and
others, for the 6,000 acres prayed for in the foregoing
petition, 129

120 LAND PAPERS. [vol. vi.

Page.
1715. Oct. 1. Warrant for a patent of confirmation to Robert Liv-
ingston, for the Manor of Livingston, and 130

The same, 131

Oct. 1 9. Warrant of survey, for Peter Fauconnier and others,
for a tract of land beginning at the north bounds of the
land of Richard Sackett, in Dutchess county, and runs
south to Wimpoting, and so to the southeast corner of said
land, and thence easterly to the colony line of Connecticut,
and thence northerly, by the said line and Wiantenuck
river, to the south bounds of the land purchased by John
Spragg & Co., at Owassitanuck, thence westerly to the
southwest corner thereof, thence to ye manor of Living-
ston, and by the south bounds thereof, unto the lands
purchased and patented to Col. Peter Schuyler, over against
Magdalen Island, thence to Col. Beekman's land, over
against Clyn Esopus fflye, and thence, by the said land, to
the southeast corner thereof, and thence eastei'ly to the
southwest corner of Sackett's land, and thence to ye place
of beginning, 132

Oct. 27. Petition of Lancaster Symes and John Cholwell, in
behalf of themselves and others, patentees of sundry tracts
of land in the county of Westchester, for a warrant of
survey, to lay out the bounds of said lands, according to
their respective patents, 133

Oct. 27. Warrant of survey for Lancaster Syms and John
Cholwell, on behalf of themselves and others, for the lands

last described, 134

1716. Jan. 6. Letter of Phillip Schuyler to Henry Wileman, in
relation to obtaining a patent for a tract of land near

Schenectady, dated at Albany, (see page 77,) 136

1715. Oct. 7. Description of a survey of 2,000 acres of land, lying
on the east side of the bounds of Schonaghtaday, in the
county of Albany, and adjoining Killian Van Renselaer's
west line, surveyed, at the request of Phillip Schuyler, by
Schuyler, deputy surveyor, [with draught,] 137

Nov. 6. Warrant for a patent, to Ryer Schermerhorn and

others, for a tract of land, 138

16. Feb. 10. Petition of John Christ Garlach, for license to pur-
chase one hundred and fifty acres of vacant and unappro-
priated woodland, on the east side of the Skoheres creek,
in the county of Albany, 138

Mar. 7. Petition of Elias Boudinot, for a grant of part of a
tract of land, on the east side of Hudson's river, to the
northward of Sarogtoga, beginning to ye north bounds of
Sarogtogas patent, extending allong said Hudson's river,
northward, as the said river runs, between the Wood creek
and the said river, 139

May 14. Indian deed, to Rebecca, the daughter of John
Scot, for a certain tract of land, lying on the south of the
Mohaugs river, opposite, over against the land given by
the same Indians to the wife of John Collins, and her son,

beginning at the head of Kanowawahkee, to the kill

or creek, so joins to Orachkee, 139

vol. vi.] LAND PAPERS. 121

Pago.
1716. June 14. Petition of Richard Lawrence, of Flushing, for
warrant of survey, to lay out and subdivide a farm in said
town, a moiety of which was left him by his father, 140

Feb. 13. Copy of the will of John Lawrence, in relation to
the land mentioned in the foregoing petition, 141

June 12. Affidavit of Elizabeth Roa, in relation to the last
petition, 142

Affidavit of Mary Laurance, in relation to the same, 142

June 14. Order in council, upon the petition of Richard
Lawrence, 143

June 21. Petition of Robert Walter & Co., for an enlarge-
ment of their license for the purchase of land, on the
north side of the Maquas river, to 8,000 acres, and for an
extension of the time for one year longer, with, (see page
95,) 144

July 13. Report of Gerardus Beekman and others, of the
council, upon the same, 144

Aug. 22. License to Robert Walter & Co., to purchase 8,000
'acres, on the north side of the Mohawk river, 145

June 21. Petition of Samuell Odell, praying a patent for the
southermost part of a certain island, called Monussen
Island, lying between the town of Rye, in the county of
Westchester, and the sound, containing about 150 acres
of land, 146

June 21. Petition of Noah Barton, of the manor of Phillips-
borough, in ye county of Westchester, and others, for
license to purchase 3,000 acres of vacant land, being part
of a tract of vacant land in said county, bounded southerly
by the northermost bounds of the manor of Cortland, east-
erly by the colony line, northerly by the patent of Richard
Sackett, and westerly by Croton river, 147

Petition of Samuell Babington, praying a patent for a certain
tract of land, lying in ye county of Albany, on the south
side of the Maquaes river, about 24 English miles above
ye town of Schenectady, beginning at a certain rock,
called, in ye Indian language, Estaragoha, and runs south
to ye footpath, over the Tutchtanoendase hill, containing
343 acres, 148

Aug. 23. Petition of Samuel Babington, in relation to the
same, 149

1715. May 18. Description of a survey of 343 acres of land, on the

south side of the Maquaes river, as subdivided between
Samuel and Mrs. Elizabeth Babington, Phil. Verplank,
dep. survr., [with draught,] 151

1716. Aug. 24. Warrant for a patent, to Samuel Babington, and

Elizabeth Babington, his daughter, for the land last
described, .* 152

Sept. 1. Certificate of land board, to Harman Van Slyck, for
a certain tract of land, on the north side of the Maquaes
river, 153

Sept. 27. Petition of Thomas and Walter Dongan, for a war-
rant of survey, for several tracts of land on Staten Island,

formerly the estate of the late earl of Lymerick, 154

16

122 LAND PAPERS. [vol. vi.

Page.
1716. Sept. 27. Warrant of survey, for Thomas and Walter Don-

gan, for the last mentioned land, 155

Nov. 10. Letter of Jacob Rutsen to Henry Wileman, giving
his reasons for objecting to the passing of Capt. Hofman's
patent, for land at Chauwangung, with 156

Nov. 10. Bond to Zacharias Hofman, in relation to the same, 156
.1717. Feb. 14. Certificate of land board, to Johannes Harmense
ffisher, of the city of Albany, for a certain tract of land,
lying about a mile above Fort Hunter, containing 700
acres, and bounded north and south by Tienonderoge river, 157

Feb. 28. Certificate of land board, to Alexander Baird and
others, for 6,000 acres of land, in the neighborhood of
Quassick creek, in Ulster county, being part of the lands
formerly granted to Capt. John Evans, but since vacated
and resumed, bounded easterly by the west line of the nine
German families, and westerly by the line of the land of
Henry Wileman & Co., 158

Mar. 25. Certificate of land board, to Lt. Col. John Schuyler,
a certain tract of land at Conistigione, in the county of
Albany, containing 1,696 acres, 159

April 4. Petition of Coenraat Borghart and Elias Van Schaack,
for license to purchase the quantity of 2,000 acres each,
within the limits of two tracts of land, one lying on the
east side of Hudson's river, behind the land of Major
Abraham Staats, and thence, along the north bounds of
ye land of Col. Killian Van Renselaer, to the bounds of
Westenhook, being the land heretofore granted to Col.
Peter Schuyler and others, and so along the same to the
bounds of Kinderhook ; the other, lying on the east side
of Hudson's river, behind the land of Andries Gardiner,
and thence, along the north bounds of the town of Kin-
derhook, to the bounds of Westonhook, with 159

April 11. Report of A. De Peyster and others of the coun-
cil, upon the same, 159

March 27. Warrant for a patent to Hendrick Hendrickson
of New Utricht, in Kings county, and Isaac Hansen of
the county of Richmond, for a ferry from the landing
place of the former on Long Island shore to that of the
latter on Staten Island shore, 160

April 11. Warrant of survey for Coenraat Borghart and
Elias Van Schaack, for the land referred to in the petition,
page 159, 161

1716. May 23. Petition of Daniel Van Olinda, for a tract of wood-

land called by ye name of Dewaethoeisocks, on the south
side of the Maquase river below Canastagioene, is bound-
ed on the south by the manor of Renselaerwick, on the
west by the land late belonging to Peter De Haes, on
the east the said river by the Kahoos or great falls, con-
taining 400 acres, with 162

1717. May 3. Report of A. De Peyster and others of the council,

upon the same, 162

1704. Oct. 24. Copy of a warrant for a patent to Hillctie Van

Olinda, for the land described in the foregoing petition,. 163

vol. vi.] LAND PAPERS. 123

i Page.

1717. June 27. Bill of fees for passing Johannes Hallcnbeeck's

patent, 164

March 5. Bill of fees for letters patent of confirmation to
John Shotwell of 14 acres of land on Staten Island,. . . . 164

May 7. Warrant of survey for Daniel Van Olinda, for a tract
of land known by the name of Dewaethoeisocks, (see
page 162,) 165

Aug. 27. Certificate of land board to Henry Beekman, for
a certain tract of land lying under the great mountains
commonly called the Blew hills, by a certain place called
Kiskatammeeche, beginning at a turn of Catrick's kill
ten chains below where Kiskatammeeche kill watereth
out into Catrick's kill, bounded on the east and northeast
by the land of Francis Salisbury & Co., to the west and
northwest by the great mountains commonly called the
Blew hills, containing in all 370 acres, 166

Sept. 26. Petition of Johannes Hardenberg, praying a patent
for two parcels of land, part of ye re-assumed land lately
belonging to Capt. John Evans, lying in ye woods near
Shawangonck creek in the county of Ulster, one of which
lies near a certain creek called Verkerde kill, containing
about 500 acres, and the other lying about 4 miles from
Shawangunck creek, containing about 150 acres, 167

Sept. 26. Petition of Jacobus Bruyn, praying a patent for
two parcels of land, part of the re-assumed land lately be-
longing to Capt. John Evans, lying in ye woods near
Showangunck creek in the county of Ulster, one of which
parcels is called by the Indians, Peckanasinck, containing
about 500 acres, the other containing about 200 acres,
with 168

Sept. 27. Report of A. De Peyster and others of the coun-
cil, upon the same, 168

Oct. 24. Petition of the trustees of Kingston in the county
of Ulster, for a warrant to the surveyor general to lay out
the bounds of their town according to their patent, 170

Oct. 24. Warrant of survey to lay out the bounds of Kings-
ton, 171

Oct. 24. License granting one year longer to Robert Walters
and others, for the purchase of 8,000 acres on the north
side of the Maquaes river, (see page 144,) 172

Oct. 25. Description of a survey of two tracts of wood land
containing together 4,000 acres lying on the east side of
Hudson's river by Kinderhook, laid out for Conrat Borg-
hart and Elias Van Schack, by John Beatty, deputy sur-
veyor, (see page 159,) 173

Oct. 25. Draught of the two tracts of land surveyed for
. Coenradt Borghart and Elias Van Schack, 1 74

Warrant for a patent of confirmation for Claverack, 175

Nov. 2. Petition of Johannes Halenbeeck, for a license to
purchase 1,000 acres of vacant land lying on both sides of
Cattskill about twelve miles from Hudson's river, behind
the patent granted to John Van Loon, Jechim Staats and
Johannes Provoost, called the great filat or plaine, with 186

324 LAND PAPERS. [vol. vi.

Page.

1717. Nov. 4. Report of P. Schuyler and others of the council,

upon the same, 176

Nov. 7. License to Johannes Halenbeeck, to purchase the
last mentioned land, 177

Nov. 19. Description of a survey of two parcels of land
containing together 700 acres, one called Packanassinck,
lying on the north side of Shawangonck creek, beginning
where the Verkerde kill flows into said creek, the other
being marsh and wood land thereto adjoining called Shen-
shechonck, lying on the south side of Shawangonck creek
about an English mile from said creek, laid out for Jacobus
Bruin by John Beatty, deputy surveyor, [with draught,]
{seepage 168,) 178

Nov. 20. Description of a survey of 300 acres of land lying
within the patent granted to Francis Harrison & Co., on
the west side of Hudson's river in the county of Albany,
near the Dans Chamber, being part of the resumed lands
of Capt. John Evans, laid out for the children of Peter
Johnson, deceased, by Wm. Bond, deputy suiweyor, [with
draught,] (seepage 123,) 179

Nov. 21. Petition of Omy La Grange, senior, and Johannes
Symmonsen of the Norman's kill in the county of Albany,
for a warrant of survey for a tract of land near Schenec-
tade which they have purchased from the heirs of Jan
Hendrick Van Baal, (see vol. 5, p. 179,) 180

Nov. 21. Warrant of survey to lay out the bounds of the
land last mentioned for Omy La Grange, senior, and
Johannes Symmonsen, 180

1718. Feb. 13. Petition of Richard Alsop and Alexander Baird,

praying a patent for so much of Maspeth kill, as runs
between their lands in the towns of Boswick and New-
town on Long Island, for the sole liberty of fishing
therein, 181

June 16. Petition of Johannes Hallenbeek, for a warrant of
survey for a tract of land on the west side of Hudson's
river, having on the east the land called the Vlackte and
Cocksackie, and to the south the line of Sylvester Salis-
bury and company, and to the west the Catts kill hills,
and to the north the line of Andries Coemans, (seepage
176,) 182

Feb. 5. Indian deed to Johannes Hallenbeeck, for the land
described in the foregoing petition, 1 84

June 7. Warrant of survey to lay out the same for Johannes
Hallenbeeck, 185

June 27. Petition of Johannes Hardenbergh of the coimty
of Ulster, praying a patent for two certain parcels of land
lying in the woods to the northward of the Shawangonck
creek within the bounds of the land formerly granted to
Capt. John Evans, sincere-assumed, (seepage 167,) 186

June 27. Petition of Jacobus Bruyn of the county of Ulster,
praying a patent for two certain parcels of land lying in
ye woods upon and near ye Showangunck creek in said

\

vol. vi.] LAND PAPERS. 125

Page.
1718. county, being part of the land formerly granted to Capt.

John Evans since re-assumed, (see page 178,) 187

June 28. Petition of Joshua Kockershal, on behalf of him-
self and the rest of the Germans settled on Quasseck
creek upon Hudson's river in relation to their lands, 188

June 28. Petition of Andriaen Gerrytse, in behalf of himself
and others, inhabitants of Hurley in Ulster Co., in rela-
tion to the bill for settling the boundaries between Hur-
ley and Marbletown, 189

June 24. Report of Robert Walter, chairman of the commit-
tee to whom was referred the bill for settling the bounda-
ries between Hurley and Marbleton, 190

June 30. Petition of Evert Vanness, praying a patent for a
certain tract of land lying on the south side of the Maques
river, and known by the name of Kanistagaione, begin-
ning at the mouth of Scarliun's creek, and running thence
up along the east side of the said creek to the north
bounds of Kilian Van Rensler, Esq., thence east ninety
one chains to the Stone creek, thence along by the west
side thereof to the Maques river by a rift called Wat-
hoiack, thence up along the said river to the place where
it first begun, containing in all 450 acres, [seepage 126,) 191-2

VOLUME VII.

1718-1720.

Pago.

1718. July 19. Petition of Anne, the wife of Peter Mullinder, for
a grant of 1,000 acres of unappropriated land near Sho-
wangunck, on part of the land formerly granted to Capt.
Evans, since vacated and resumed, with 1

July 17. Report of A. De Peyster and others of the council,
to whom the same was referred, 1

July 19. Warrant of survey for 1,000 acres of land in the
county of Ulster, for Anne Mullinder, 2

Oct. 8. Petition of Patrick McGregor, praying a grant for a
tract of land on Hudson's river, formerly held under the
patent to Capt. John Evans, whh (see vol. 5, page 128,). 3
1697. Oct. 18. Lease from Capt. John Evans to Patrick McGregor,

for the same, 3

1718. Oct. 8. Petition of John Haskal, for a grant of 2,000 acres
out of the land formerly granted to Capt. John Evans,
(since vacated and resumed,) with 4

Oct. 8. Report of R. "Walter and others, of the council, to
whom the same was referred, 4

Oct. 9. Warrant of survey for 2,000 acres of land, for John
Haskoll, 5

Oct. 6. Petition of Cadwallader Colding, James Kennedy
and James Alexander, for a grant of 6,000 acres out of
the resumed lands of Capt. John Evans, with 6

Oct. 8. Report of R. Walter and others, of the council, to
whom the same was referred, 6

Oct. 9. Warrant of survey for 6,000 acres of land, part of
the lands formerly granted to Capt. John Evans, since
vacated and resumed, for Cadwallader Colden and others, 7

Oct. 9. Petition of Rebecca Scott and Hunter Scott, for a
license to purchase 2,600 acres of the vacant land lying
about three or four miles from Fort Hunter, with 8

Oct. 9. Report of A. De Peyster and others, of the council,
to whom the same was referred, 8

Oct. 8. Warrant of survey to run and ascertain the lines
and bounds of the land formerly patented to Captain

vol. vii.] LAND PAPERS. 127

Pago.
1718. Evans, since vacated and resumed, and the lines of such

patents as lie contiguous thereto, if necessary, 0

Oct. 6. Petition of Andrew Johnston and three others, for
a grant of 8,000 acres of the resumed land formerly
patented to Captain Evans, with 10

Oct. 9. Report of A. De Peyster and others, of the council,
to whom the same was referred, 10

Oct. 10. Warrant of survey for 8,000 acres of land, for
Andrew Johnston and others, 11

Nov. 6. Petition of Robert Walter and three others, for a
renewal of their license to perfect the purchase of 8,000
acres of land, lying on the north side of the Maquaas
river, beginning at a certain creek called by the natives
Oghregehoonge, and by the Christians the Canada Creek,
thence up the said river westward as it runs, to a certain
hill called Anthony's News, whose point comes into the
said river, and so up into the woods on both sides, till it
makes 8,000 acres, (see vol. 6, page 172,) 12

Nov. 21. Petition of Anne Mullinder, the wife of Peter Mul-
linder, praying a patent for a tract of land laid out for
her in the county of Ulster, part of the resumed land
formerly granted to Capt. John Evans, (see page 1,) . . . . 13

May 1. Description of a survey of 1,000 acres of land in ye
county of Ulster, adjoining the land of Hugo Frare, be-
ing part of the resumed lands of Capt. John Evans, laid
out for Anne Mullinder, by Wm. Bond, dep. survr., [with
draught,] 14

Draft of proclamation ordering immediate payment of quit-
rents, 15

Nov. 26. A plot, demonstrating how the lines of Hurly run
to the bounds of the New Palts, as expressed by their
patents and act of General Assembly, together with a
description of the bounds of Hurly, by Henry Van Der
Burgh, dep. survr., 10

Dec. 27. Description of a survey of 6,000 acres of land hi
three several lots, on the south side of the Palts river,
laid out for Cadwallader Colden, James Kennedy and
James Alexander, by John Ver Kerk, dep. survr., (Orange
Co.,) (see page 7,) 17

Draught of 6,000 acres of land, laid out for Cadwallader
Colden and others, by John Ver Kerk, dep. survr., (see
next above,) 18

Oct. 10. Description of a survey for Andrew Jonsen and
three others, of 8,000 acres of land, in four severall lots,
by John Ver Kirk, dep. survr., (see page 10,) 19

Oct. 10. Description of a survey of 2,000 acres of land, in
the county of Ulster, part of the land formerly granted
to Capt. John Evans, since vacated and resumed, begin-
ning at the southwest corner of John Haskell, laid out for
Andrew Jonsen, by John Ver Kerk, dep. surv., (see next

above,) 20

1719. April 9. Petition of Andrew Johnston, praying a patent for

the land last described, 21

128 LAND PAPERS. [vol. vii.

Page.
1719. April 9. Petition of Peter Schuyler, for license to purchase

1,000 acres of the vacant land near Canajoharee, 22

April 9. Petition of Patrick McKnight, praying a patent for
a certain tract of land in the county of Albany, part of
the land formerly granted to Captain John Evans, since
vacated and re-assumed, 24

Description of a survey of a certain tract of land in the
county of Ulster, part of the land formerly granted to
Capt. John Evans, since vacated and resumed, beginning
at the west corner of the land laid out for Phineas Meo-
citash, laid out for Patrick McNight, by John Ver Kerk,
dep. survr., 25

April 9. Warrant for a patent to Patrick McNight, for
2,000 acres, being the land described in the foregoing, . . 26

April 9. Petition of John Lawrence, praying a patent for a
certain tract of land in the county of Ulster, part of the
lands formerly granted to Capt. John Evans, since vacated
and re-assumed, beginning at Col. Ingoldsby's rear line,
which is his northwest line, by Goesen road, 27

April 2. Description of a survey of 2,000 acres of land,
being the tract described in the foregoing petition, laid
out for John Lawrence, by John Ver Kerk, dep. survr.,. 28

April 9. Warrant for a patent to John Lawrence, for 2,000
acres of land, (see above,) 29

April 9. Petition of Phineas Mcintosh, praying a patent for
a certain tract of land in the county of Ulster, part of the
land formerly granted to Captain John Evans, beginning
at the northwest corner of Roger Mompesson's land, .... 30

Description of a survey of 2,000 acres of land, being the
tract described in the foregoing petition, laid out for
Phineas Mclntash, by John Ver Kerk, dep. survr., 31

April 9. Warrant for a patent to Cadwallader Colden, for
2,000 acres of land lying in the county of Ulster, being
part of the land formerly granted to Capt. John Evans,
beginning at the southwest corner of William Baird and
company, 32

April 9. Petition of John Haskol, praying a patent for a
tract of land in the county of Ulster, part of the land
formerly granted to Capt. John Evans, beginning at the
southwest corner of William Baird and company, 33

Description of a survey, of 2,000 acres of land, being the
tract described in the foregoing petition, laid out for John
Haskell, by John Ver Kerk, dep. survr., (see pages 4
and 5,) 34

April 9. Warrant for a patent to John Haskoll, for 2,000
acres, as described above, 35

April 9. Petition of Cadwallader Colden, praying a patent
for a tract of land, in the county of Ulster, part of the
land formerly granted to Capt. John Evans, since vacated
and re-assumed, beginning at the southwest corner of
William Baird and company, 36

Description of a survey of 2,000 acres of land, in Ulster
county, beginning at the southwest corner of William

vol. vii.] LAND PAPERS. 129

Page.
1719. Baird and company, laid out for Cadwallader Colden, by

John Ver Kerk, dep. surveyor, 3V

Warrant for a patent to Phineas Mcintosh, for a tract of
land, in the county of Ulster, being part of the land
formerly granted to Capt. John Evans, since vacated and
re-assumed, beginning at the northwest corner of Judge
Mompesson's land, containing 2,000 acres, (see page 30,
et seq.,) 38

Aj)ril 9. Petition of James Alexander, praying a patent for
a tract of land in the county of Ulster, being part of the
land formerly granted to Capt. John Evans, beginning on
the south side of Palts River, at the southwest corner of
Henry Wileman, 39

April 9. Warrant for a patent to James Alexandei', for 2,000
acres of land, in the county of Ulster, beginning on the
south side of Palts river, at the southwest corner of
Henry Wileman's land, 40

April 9. Petition of Archibald Kennedy, praying a patent
for a certain tract of land, in the county of Ulster, being
part of the land formerly granted to Capt. John Evans,
and since resumed, lying at the S.W. corner of a tract of
land conveyed for James Alexander, at Palls river, 41

Warrant for a patent to Archibald Kennedy, for the land
last mentioned, being 2,000 acres, 42

April 9. Petition of divers of the proprietors of several tracts
of land, within the province of New York, bordering on
the line that divides the two provinces of New York and
New Jersey, on behalf of themselves and the ancient
inhabitants and settlers of the said lands, 43

April 23. Petition of Killian Van Ranslaer, of the manor of
Ranslerwick, for a warrant to survey a certain parcel of
land, lying and being within the said manor, consisting
of six fflatts, containing about 100 acres, for which a pat-
ent was granted to Albert Slingerlandt, 44

April 23. Warrant of survey for the land last mentioned,. . 45

April 9. Petition of Patrick McGregory, for a grant of 500
acres of the land formerly granted to Capt. Evans, and
since resumed, (see page 3,) 40

April 30. Report of Gerard Beekman and others, of the
council, to whom the same was referred, 46

May 22. Petition of Col. Jacob Rutsen and Cornelius Cool,
in behalf of themselves and the rest of the inhabitants of
Hurley, in relation to the patent for said town, prayed for
in a former petition, and the caveats entered against the
passing of the same, 47

June 4. Petition of Henry Beekman and Gilbert Livingston,
for a grant of 2,000 acres of the land lying under the
Blew hills, commonly called the Katts Kill hills, pur-
chased under a license, by Col. Henry Beekman, in his
life time, 48

June 4. Warrant of survey for 2,000 acres of land, for Henry
Beekman and Gilbert Livingston, 49

June 4. Petition of David Galatian, praying a patent for a
17

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Page.
1719. certain tract of land, in the county of Ulster, being part
of the land formerly granted to Capt. John Evans, begin-
ning at the southwest corner of the land laid out for Col.
Gerardus Beekman, on the west side the Palts creek,. . . 50

May 5. Description of a survey of 1,000 acres of land, on
the west side of Palts creek or river, laid out for David
Galatian, by Aug : Graham, survr. genl., 51

June 9. Description of a survey of a tract of land, known
by the name of Kiskatammetie, lying under ye Blew
hills or Katts Kill hills, on ye west side of Hudson's
river, beginning on the east side of Rater's kill, contain-
ing 2,370 acres, laid out for Henry Beekman, and Gilbert
Livingston, by Aug: Graham, survr. genl., {seepage 48,) 52

Map of 2,370 acres of land, known by the name of Kiske-
tametie, (Kisketamine, town of Catskill, Greene Co.,). . . 53

Warrant for a patent to Henry Beekman and Gilbert Living-
ston, for 2,370 acres of land, known as Kisketametie, . . . 54

Description of a survey of 1,300 acres of land, beginning at
the great fall of Hudson's river, known by the name of
Cohuars, laid out for Daniel Van Olinda, by Aug : Graham,
survr. genl., 55

Description of a survey of 1,300 acres of land, beginning at
the great fall of Hudson's river, known by the name of
the Kohoars, and bounded on the north and east by Hud-
son's river, and on the south by the manor of Renslaars
Wyck, laid out for Daniell Van Olinda, by Aug : Graham,
survr. genl., {see next above,) 5G

June 19. Description of a survey of a certain tract of wood-
land, lying on the south side of the Maques river, and
known by the name of Dewathojaaks, &c, containing
1,284 acres, laid out for Daniel Van Olinda, by Phil: Ver-
planck, dep. survr., [with draught,] 57

June 23. Description of a survey of 1,000 acres of land, lying
about fourteen miles westward of Hudson's river, on both
sides of the Katts kill, laid out for Johannes Hallenbrook,
by Aug: Graham, survr. genl., 58

June 23. Draught of 1,000 acres of land, laid out for Johan-
nes Hallenbrook, by Aug: Graham, survr. genl., 59

June 29. Petition of Johannes Hallenbrook, praying a patent
for 1,000 acres of land, on the west side of Hudson's
river, lying on both sides of the Katts kill, 60

Draught of a certificate to Johannes Hallenbrook, for 1,000
acres of land, lying on both sides of Katts kill, 61

June 25. Draught of a warrant for a patent, to Johannes
Hallenbrook, for 1,000 acres of land, lying on both sides
of Katts kill, 62

July 13. Petition of William Bradford and others, of the
city of New York, for a grant of 3,000 acres of land,
lying on the west side of the Paltz creek, in the county
of Ulster, on ye southwest side of ye land granted to

Adolph Phillips and company, with 63

1709. Oct. 20. Minute of council, granting 2,000 acres of land to
Gabriel Ludlow and Wm. Bradford, out of the tract

vol. vn.j LAND PAPERS. 131

Pago.
1709. formerly granted to Capt. John Evans, and since resumed

to the crown, 63

1719. Aug. 6. Petition of Kilian Van Ranselaer, complaining of
being obstructed in the survey of certain lands claimed by
him, 64

July 15. Affidavit of Peter Goewey to the above facts,. ... 64

Aug. 6. Petition of John Johnson and two others for a grant
of 2,000 acres each out of the lands formerly granted to
Capt. John Evans, but since resumed to the crown, with 65

Aug. 6. Minute of council referring the same to the con-
sideration of a committee, 65

Aug. 6. Report of A. De Peyster and others of the council,
to whom the petition of John Johnston and others was
referred, 66

Aug. 20. Petition of William Bradford and Gabriel Ludlow,
complying with the requirements of the report upon the
petition of John Johnston, with whom they are associated
in an application for 6,000 acres of land, 67

Aug. 20. Petition of Stephen De Lancey, Lancaster Syms
and Henry Wileman, for themselves and others, patentees
of Minisinck, for a grant of lands as an equivalent for the
low lands cut off from their former patent by the Jersey
line, 68

Aug. 20. Petition of Mary Ingoldesby, widow, for a patent
of confirmation for 4,000 acres of land, being part of the
land formerly granted to Capt. John Evans, and since
resumed to the crown, 69

Aug. 27. Petition of Servas Fleeraboom, on behalf of the
infant children of Peter Johnson, deceased, praying a
patent to the said children for 300 acres of land on the
west side of Hudson's river near the Danse Chamber,
being part of the re-assumed lands of Capt. John Evans,
with 70

Oct. 1. Report of A. D. Peyster and others of the council,
to whom the same was referred, 70

Aug. 28. Report of A. D. Peyster and others, a committee
of the council, to whom was referred the petition of Jacob
Rutsen and Adriaen Gerrytsen, in behalf of themselves
and the rest of the freeholders and inhabitants of the
town of Hurley in the county of Ulster, (see page 47,) . . 71

Draught of warrant for a patent to Jacob Rutsen and others,
inhabitants and freeholders of the town of Hurly accord-
ing to the foregoing report, 72

Aug. 31. Petition of Francis Salisbury and Gerret Van Ber-
gen of the Katts kill, for a warrant of survey for a tract
of land consisting of five great plains, lying at a certain
place called Katts kill, on the west side of Hudson's river
and on both sides of the kill, consisting of five great
plaines, the first called Wachachkeek, the second Wich-
quanachtekack, the third Pachquiack, the fourth Assis-
kowachkock, and the fifth called Potick, together with
the woodlands around the said plains to the distance of
four miles, 73

132 LAND PAPERS. [vol. vii.

Pago.
1719. Sept. 3. Petition of Thomas Bycrly, praying a patent for two
dwelling houses and tenements, fronting on the east to
Kings street, and the southermost on the south side to
the wharf and harbour, in the city of New York, 74

Sept. 5. Deed from Cornelius Dykeman and Janatie his wife,
to Evert Van Nest, for a certain parcel of land lying at a
place called Neastegayone, in the county of Albany, being
bounded by a certain creek called Scarlones creek, and so
ranges eastward along the river to the Stoney creek, .... 75

Sept. 24. Petition of Daniel Van Olinda, praying a patent
for a tract of land lying on the south side of the Maques
river, and known by the name of Dewathojacks, contain-
ing 1,284 acres, with (see page 57) 76

Oct. 1. Report of A. d Peyster and others, in favor of the
same, 76

Oct. 8. Warrant for a patent to Johannes Johnson and
others, the children of Peter Johnson, deceased, for a
tract of land containing 300 acres, lying on the west side
of Hudson's river, near a place called the Dans Chamber,
(see page 70,) 77

Aug. 27. Petition of Melcher Gellis, praying a patent for 300
acres of land being part of the re-assumed land of Capt.
John Evans, lying on the west side of Hudson's river near
the Dans Chamber, the said land being comprehended
within. the limits of the tract granted to Francis Harrison
& Co., but excepted and reserved out of their patent, with 78

Oct. 1. Report of A. D. Peyster and others, a committee to
whom the same was referred, 68

Oct. 7. Certificate respecting the descent of Cornells Vieles
land at the aal plaats near Schenectady to one DyCkman,
and 78

Feb. 12. Certificate of Dyckman's departure when the French
burnt that place, 78

Oct. 8. Warrant for a patent to Melcher Gellis, for a certain
tract of land in the county of Ulster, containing 300 acres
of land lying on the west side of Hudson's river, near a
place called the Dans Chamber, 79

Oct. 15. Petition of Burger Myndertsen, for a warrant of
survey for 350 acres of land, being part of the resumed
land formerly granted to Capt. John Evans, conveyed to
the petitioner by a Palentine for whom it was formerly
laid out, 80

Nov. 16. Petition of Jacobus Bruyn, praying a patent for
two certain parcels of land laid out for him in the woods
upon and near the Showangunck creek, being part of the
land formerly granted to Capt. John Evans, since resumed
to the crown, with 81

Nov. 17. Report of A. De Peyster and others, a committee
of the council, to whom the same was referred, 81

Nov. 26. Warrant for a patent to Jacobus Bruyn, for two
certain tracts of land in the county of Ulster, upon and
near the Shawangunck creek, within the bounds of the
land formerly granted to Capt. John Evans, one lying on

vol. vii.] LAND PAPERS. 133

Page.
1719. the north side of the said creek and called Packanasinck,
beginning where the Verkerde kill watereth out into the
same, containing 500 acres, the other being a marsh and
woodland thereto adjoining called Shensheconck, lying
about one mile south of Shawangunck creek, containing
200 acres, 82

Nov. 16. Petition of Johannes Hardenbergh, praying a patent
for two certain parcels of land laid out for him in the
woods to the westward of the Shawangunck creek, within
the bounds of the land formerly granted to Capt. John
Evans, 83

Draught of a certificate to Johannes Hardenbergh, for two
certain tracts of land near Shawangunck, in the county of
Ulster, in the woods to the westward of the Shawangunck
creek within the bounds of the land formerly granted to
Capt, John Evans, one of which is called Langhawake
and lyeth on a certain brook commonly called the Yer-
keerde kill, containing 200 acres, the other being a meadow
or marsh land called Manjakan, with woodland thereto
adjoining, 84

Nov. 26. Warrant for a patent to Johannes Hardenbergh,
for the land last described, 85

Nov. 26. Petition of Jacobus Kip, John Cruger, Phillip Cort-
landt, David Provoost, Oliver Schuyler and John Schuy-
ler, for a warrant of survey for 7,000 acres of land adjoin-
ing the land granted to Francis Harrison & Co., being
part of the tract granted to Capt. John Evans, with .... 86

Nov. 26. Report of A. DePeyster 'and others, a committee
of the council, to whom the same was referred, 86

Nov. 26. Warrant of survey, for 7,000 acres of vacant land,
for Jacobus Kip and others, lying southerly to land lately "
granted to Mr. Alexander Baird, east to land granted to
Francis Harrison & Co., being part of the re-assumed land
formerly belonging to Capt. John Evans, 87

Nov. 26. Petition of Francis Vincent, praying a patent of
confirmation for a dwelling house and lot of ground in
Broadway, in the city of New York, with 88

Nov. 26. Report of A. D. Peyster and others, of the council,
to whom the same was referred, 88

Dec. 3. Warrant for a patent of confirmation to Francis Yin-
cent, for a dwelling house and lot of ground in Broadway,
in the city of New Yoi-k, (see next above,) 89

Sept. 1 7. Petition of Evert Yan Ness, praying a patent for a
tract of land at Canastagajone, in the county of Albany,
with, (see page 75,) 90

Nov. 26. Report of A. D. Peyster and others, of the council,
to whom the same was referred, 90

Dec. 9. Warrant for a patent to Evert Yan Ness, for 450" acres
of land, lying in the county of Albany, on the south side of
the Maquaes river, known by the name of Kanastigione,
beginning at the mouth of Scarluins creek, and runs up,
along the east side of the same, to the north bounds of
Killian Yan Renselaer's, thence, by the east side of the

134 LAND PAPERS. [vol. vii.

Page.

1719. Stone creek, to the Maquaes river, by a rift called
Wathoiack, and thence to the place of beginning, 91

Oct. 29. Petition of Edward Gatehouse, for a grant of 1,000
acres of land, upon the Paltz creek, in Ulster county, with 92

Dec. 10. Report of A. DePeyster and others, of the council,
to whom the same was referred, 92

Dec. 1G. Petition of Andries Volk and Jacob Weber, in
behalf of themselves and others, the Palatines, settled
near Quassaick creek, in the county of Ulster, praying a
patent for 2,190 acres of land, laid out for them at the
place aforesaid, according to the proportion allotted to
each in the return of the same, 93

Dec. 17. Petition of Jeremiah Schuyler and others, for a grant
of 10,000 acres of land, in the county of Ulster, about 12
or 14 miles backwards, in the woods, from Hudson's river,
upon and near the Palze creek, being part of the land for-
merly granted to Capt. John Evans, since resumed to the
crown, with 94

Dec. 18. Report of A. De Peyster and others, of the council,
to whom the same was referred, and 94

Dec. 18. Report of A. De Peyster and others, of the council,
to whom was referred the petition of the Palatines, (see
page 93,) 94

Dec. 18. Copy of a patent, for 500 acres of a glebe land, by
the Quassaick creek, in Ulster county, 95

Dec. 23. Petition of Egbert Van Borsum, owner of a lot of
ground in Queen street, lying along Vandercreefs slip,
fronting to the river or water side, praying a patent,
whereby he may build out his dock 130 feet into the river,
as broad as his lot, together with the passage or street
along the said Vander Cleif slip, 9G

Dec. 24. Petition of Gerard Schuyler and others, for a grant
of 1,000 acres each, out of the land, in Ulster county,
formerly granted to Capt. John Evans, since resumed to
the crown, 97

Dec. 29. Draft of warrant of survey, for 3,292 acres of land,
for Cornelius Low and others, lying in the county of Ulster,
on the west side of Hudson's river, about 12 or 14 miles
backwards, in ye woods, being part of the resumed lands
lately belonging to Capt. John Evans, (see page 94,) (2
copies,) 98, 99

1720. Jan. 13. Caveat of Anthony Duane and others, inhabitants

of Queen's street, in the city of New York, against the
granting of any patent to ye owners of lots on said street,
for extending their lots or making wharfs further into the
river, and building thereon, until the said Duane and oth-
ers shall be heard in relation thereto, 100

Caveat of the corporation of New York, against the granting
of a patent to Thomas Clark and others, to gain upon the
water between the house of Rip Van Dam, by the end of
Maiden lane, and the corner, by Capt. Thomas Clarke,
next the market house, at the lower end of Wall street,

vol. vii.] LAND PAPERS. 135

Page.

1720. and likewise against the petition of Eghbert Van Borsom,

until they may be heard upon the same, (see page 96,) ... 101

Jan. 21. Description of a survey, for Jeremias Schuyler and
others, of 10,000 acres of land, in the county of Ulster,
lying upon the west side of Paltz river or creek, back-
wards in the woods, on the west side of Hudson's river,
adjoining the land lately granted to Edward Gatehouse,
and the land laid out for Gerardus Beekman & Co., being
a part of the resumed land lately belonging to Capt. John
Evans, 102

Jan. 22. Warrant for a patent, for 10,000 acres of land, for
Jeremiah Schuyler and others, lying in the county of
Ulster, being part of the lands formerly granted to Capt.
John Evans, on the west side of Paltz river, backwards
in ye woods, on ye west side of Hudson's river, 103

Jan. 22. .Petition of Edward Gatehouse, praying a patent for
a certain tract of land in Ulster county, lying upon the
Paltz creek, and adjoining the land of David Galatian,
(see page 92,) 1 04

1719. Dec. 29. Description of a survey of 1,000 acres of land, lying

in the county of Ulster, upon the west side of Paltz river,
adjoining the land of David Galatian, laid out for Edward
Gatehouse, by Allane Jarratt, survr. genl., [with draught,]

(see next above,) 105

Map of lands, on the wTest side of Paltz river, including
Beekman's, Galatian's, and Gatehouse's, (Shawangunk,
Ulster county, and Montgomery, Orange county,) 106

1720. Jan. 22. Warrant for a patent, to Edward Gatehouse, for

1,000 acres of land, lying on the west side of Paltz river,
(seepage 105,) (Montgomery, Orange county,) 107

Jan. 22. Petition of Jeremiah Schuyler and others, praying
a patent for 10,000 acres of land, being part of the lands
formerly granted to Capt. John Evans, and since vacated
and resumed, (see page 103,) (Crawford and Montgomery,
Orange county,) 108

Jan. 26. "Petition of Cornelius Low and others, for a grant
of 3,292 acres of land, yet vacant, in the tract formerly
patented to Capt. John Evans, since vacated and vested in
the crown, (see page 98,) with . . 109

Jan. 26. Report of A. De Peyster and others, of the council,
to whom the same was referred, 109

Mar. 4. Description of a survey of 3,292 acres of land, in
Ulster county, laid out for Cornelius Low and others,
by Allane Jarratt, survr. genl., (New Windsor, Orange
county,) (see next above,) 110

Dec. 17. Petition of Thomas Brasier, for 2,000 acres of land,
within the limits of the patent formerly granted to Capt,
Evans, since vacated and vested in the crown, with,
(Montgomery, Orange county,) Ill

Jan. 26. Report of A. De Peyster and others, of the council,
to whom the same was referred, Ill

Jan. 28. Warrant of survey, for 2,000 acres of land, for
Thomas Brasier, 112

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Page.
1720. Mar. 4. Description of a survey of 2,000 acres of land, in
Ulster county, being part of the land lately belonging to
Capt. John Evans, laid out for Thomas Brasier, by Allane
Jarratt, survr. genl., [with draught,] (Montgomery, Orange
county,) 113

Jan. 28. Petition of Mary Ingoldsby and Mary Pinhorne,
widows, praying a patent of confirmation, for 4,000 acres
of land, lying in the counties of Orange and Ulster, (see
page 69,) 114

March 17. Petition of John Macgregere and others, children
of Patrick Macgregere, dec'd, and of Thomas Toshaek,
son of David Toshaek, laird of Minivarid, deceased, for
4,000 acres of land in Ulster county, {seepage 46,) 115

March 17. Petition of Charles Brodhead and others, trustees
of Marbletown, in the county of Ulster, in behalf of
themselves and others, the freeholders and inhabitants of
said town, asking protection against the unjust proceedings
of Col. Jacob Rutsen, justice of the peace, in relation to
trespasses committed on their lands by inhabitants of the
town of Hurly, 116

March 17. Petition of Thomas Brasier, praying a patent for
a certain traet of land in the county of Ulster, containing
2,000 acres, (see page 111,) 117

March 17. Warrant for a patent to Thomas Brashier, for
2,000 acres of land in Ulster county, in the patent late of
Capt. John Evans, 118

March 1 7. Petition of Thomas Noxon, for a warrant of sur-
vey for 2,000 acres of land in the county of Ulster, being
part of the lands formerly granted to Capt. John Evans,
since vacated and vested in the crown, with 119

March 18. Report of A. De Peyster and others of the coun-
cil, to whom the same was referred, 119

March 17. Petition of Cornelius Low and others, praying a
patent for 3,292 acres of land in the county of Ulster,
being part of the lands formerly granted to Capt. John
Evans, (see page 110,) 120

March 17. Warrant for a patent to Cornelius Low, for 3,292
acres of land, as prayed for in the foregoing petition,. . . 121

March 31. Petition of Johannis Hey and others, for a grant
of 150 acres of land, along ye river on ye S. E. side of
Thunder kill, in ye highlands, and 650 acres more on ye
northwest side of ye said Thunder kill, to ye west of a
meadow of late belonging to Col. Stephanus Van Cort-
landt, 122

Petition of Charles Crommelin, in relation to the land laid
out for him on the Wall kill, 123

Map of lands lying on the east side of Paltz river, showing
the tract petitioned for by Charles Crommelin, (Montgo-
mery, Orange Co.,) 124

March 17, Petition of William Bond, for a warrant of sur-
vey for 500 acres of land in Ulster county, in the patent
formerly granted to Capt. John Evans, since vacated and
resumed, "(Plattekill,) with -. 125

vol. vii.] LAND PAPERS. 137

Page.
1720. March 17. Report of A. DePeyster and others, of the coun-
cil, to whom the same was referred, 125

Draft of ye conveyance or declaration in trust, from Isaac
Bobin to George Clarke, for one-fifth part of the land
granted to Jeremiah Schuyler & Co., lying on the Paltz
river, (see page 108,) 126

April 1. Warrant of survey for 4,000 acres of land, in the
counties of Orange and Ulster, for Mary Ingoldsby and
Mary Pinhorn, lying on the west bank of Hudson's river,
adjoining to the lands of Chambers and Sutherland on the
north, and on the south and west to the Butter hills, (New
Windsor and Cornwall, Orange Co.,) (see page 114,) .... 127

March 31. Petition of William Huddleston, for a warrant of
survey to lay out 2,000 acres of vacant land in the patent
formerly granted to Capt. John Evans, adjoining the land
of Mr. Barberie on the west, and Mr. Matthews on the
we t, (Shawangunk, Ulster Co.,) with 128

April 1. Report of A. De Peyster and others of the council,
to whom the same was referred, 128

April 16. Warrant of survey for 2,000 acres of land, in
Ulster county, for William Huddleston, (Shawangunk,)
with 130

May 25. Description of a survey of 2,000 acres of land in
Ulster county, being part of the land lately owned by
Capt. John Evans, laid out for William Huddleston, by
Cadwallader Colden, survr. genl., [with draught,] 130

May 5. Petition of Bernardus Swart wont, in behalf of him-
self and company, the proprietors of 1,200 acres of land
in the Minnissinks, in the county of Orange, for relief
against the violent encroachments of sundry persons who
are settled upon a part of their lands, with 131

May 5. Deposition of Bernardus Swartwout, in relation to
the same, 131

May 11. Petition of Richard Van Dam, for warrant of sur-
vey to lay out for him 1,000 acres of the land remaining
vacant in the tract formerly owned by Capt. John Evans,
near and adjoining some of his father's lands, near the
Mord'rs creek, (Orange Co.,) with 132

May 12. Report of R. Walter and others of the council, to
whom the same was referred, 132

May 12, Petition of Phillip Schuylei-, junr., and Christopher
Abell, praying that 1,000 acres of the vacant land in
Orange county, adjoining the land of Madm. Ingoldsby,
may be laid out for them, with 133

May 12. Report of R. Walter and others of the council, to
whom the same was referred, 133

May 19. Warrant of survey for 1,000 acres of land in Orange
county, for Phillip Schuyler, junr., and Christopher Abell,
adjoining the land of Madm. Ingoldsby, 134

May 19. Petition of Charles Cromline, in behalf of himself
and others, praying that an order of council granting
them 3,000 acres of land may be revived, and the same

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138 LAND PAPERS. [vol. vn.

Page.
1720. granted to them in the name of 1,000 acres each, (see

page 124,) with 135

May 12. Report of R. Walter and others of the council, to

whom the same was referred, and 135

1710. Feb. 27. Minute of council, granting 1,000 acres apiece to

Danl. Crymline and 3 others, 135

1720. May 19. Warrant of survey for 3,000 acres, for Charles
Cromline and 2 others, out of the lands formerly granted
to Capt. John Evans, since resumed and vested" in the
crown, 136

May 12. Petition of Vincent Matthews, praying that 800
acres of the vacant land in the tract formerly owned by
Capt. John Evans, bounded upon the land of William
Sutherland, Alexander Beard and Madm. Ingoldesby,
(New Windsor, Orange Co.,) with 137

May 12. Report of R. Walters and others of the council, to
whom the same was referred, 137

May 19. Warrant of survey for 800 acres of land, for Vin-
cent Matthews, being part of the land formerly owned by
Capt. John Evans, (NeAv Windsor, Orange Co.,) 138

[No date.] Petition of Thomas Noxon, praying a patent for
2,000 acres of land in the county of Ulster, being part of
the land formerly owned by Capt. John Evans, adjoining
the north bounds of the land of Patrick McKnight, (see
page 119,) (Montgomery, Orange Co.,) 139

May 24. Description of a survey of 2,000 acres of land in
the county of Ulster, laid out for Thomas Noxon, by Cad-
wallader Colden, survr. genl., [with draught,] (Montgo-
mery, Orange Co.,) 140

May 25. Description of a survey of a tract of land contain-
ing 5,500 acres, lying in the counties of Orange and
Ulster, being part of the lands formerly owned by Capt.
John Evans, laid out for Mary Ingoldesby and Mary Pin-
horn, by Cadwallader Colden, survr. genl, (see page 127),
(New Windsor and Cornwall, Orange Co.,) 142

Draft of the land on Murderer's creek, granted to Mary
Ingoldesby and Mary Pinhorn, (see next above,) 144

Petition of William Huddleston, praying a patent for a tract
of 2,000 acres of land, in the county of Ulster, being part
of the land formerly owned by Capt. John Evans, adjoin-
ing the lands of Mr. Barberie and Col. Peter Matthews,
(see page 128,) 145

May 28. Warrant for a patent to William Huddleston, for
2,000 acres of land in the county of Ulster, being part of
the lands formerly owned by Capt. John Evans, 145

May 26. Petition of Gerardus Beekman and others, for a
warrant of survey to lay out for them meadow and other
lands, in all about 1,500 acres, adjoining their patent in
the county of Ulster, in order to make up a deficiency in
the same, with 146

May 31. Report of A. De Peyster and others, of the council,
to whom the same was referred, 146

May 26. Petition of Phillip Schuyler and others, for a war-

vol. vii.] LAND PAPERS. 139

Page.
1 720. rant of survey, to lay out for them a tract of land, contain-
ing 8,000 acres, lying in Ulster county, beginning at the
northwest corner of the tract of 10,000 acres, lately
granted to Jeremiah Schuyler and Co., (Crawford, Orange
Co.,) with 147

May 31. Report of A. De Peyster and others, of the council,
to whom the same was referred, 147

June 2. Warrant of survey for 8,000 acres of land, in the
county of Ulster, for Phillip Schuyler and others, being
part of the lands formerly granted to Capt. John Evans,
and afterwards vacated and resumed by the crown,
(Crawford, Orange Co.,) (2 copies,) 148

May 26. Petition of Francis Harrison and others, for a war-
rant to survey and lay out for them 5,000 acres of land, in
the county of Ulster, being part of the resumed land of
Capt. John Evans, beginning at the southeast corner of
the tract of 10,000 acres, lately granted to Jeremiah
Schuyler, on the west side of Paltz creek, with 149

May 31. Report of A. De Peyster, of the council, to whom it
was referred, and 149

June 2. Warrant of survey for the same, 149

May 28. Warrant for a patent to Thos. Noxon, for 2,000
acres of land, in the county of Ulster, being part of the
resumed lands of Capt. John Evans, {seepage 140,) 150

June 16. Petition of Vincent Matthews, praying a patent for
800 acres of land, in the county of Ulster, being part of
the resumed lands, formerly owned by Capt. John Evans,
adjoining the land of Mrs. Ingoldesby, (Orange Co.,).. . . 151

June 15. Description of a survey of 800 acres of land, in the
county of Ulster, being part of the lands formerly owned
by Capt. John Evans, beginning at the northwest corner
of Mrs. Ingoldesby's land, near the land of William
Sutherland, laid out for Vincent Matthews, by Cadwal-
lader Colden, survr. genl., (Orange Co.,) 152

June 17. Warrant for a patent to Vincent Matthews, for the
land described in the foregoing survey, 153

June 17. Petition of Richard Merrill, praying for a new
patent, for the land and premises laid out for him, pursu-
ant to an application made in 1713, for which a patent
was then drawn, but never sealed and passed by reason of
his own neglect, 155

June 17. Petition of Isaac Anderson, for a patent of confir-
mation, for sundry small parcels of land, within the town-
ship of Rye, containing in all about 88 acres, as well as
for the privilege of the stream of Byram river, from the
great rock to the mouth of the said river, which has been
granted him by the township aforesaid, to erect thereon
a mill or mills, (Westchester Co.,) 156

June 17. Petition of Henry Beekman and John Stouten-
burgh, for a grant of 2,000 acres, out of a tract of vacant
land, in the county of Ulster, being part of the tands
lately owned by Capt. John Evans, joining to the back
line of Wm. Sutherland and Wm. Chambers, and betwixt

140 v LAND PAPERS. [vol. vii.

Page.
1720. the lands of Vincent Matthews and Alexander Beard,

( , Orange Co.,) with 157

June 22. Report of A. De Peyster and others, of the council,
to whom the same was referred, 157

June 17. Petition of Mary Ingoldesby and Mary Pinhorn, in
behalf of themselves and others, praying a patent for
5,500 acres of land, in the counties of Orange and Ulster,
4,000 acres thereof lying next to Hudson's river, to the
petitioners Mary Ingoldesby and Mary Pinhorn, the elder,
and the 1,500 acres, the remainder thereof, in the rear of
the said tract, from the northwest line to the southeast of
the same, to the petitioners, Mary Pinhorne, the younger,
and John Pinhorn, (see page 42,) (New Windsor and
Cornwall, Orange Co.,) 158

June 17. Petition of Capt. Joseph Budd and others, praying
a patent of confirmation, for a tract of land in the town-
ship of Rye, in the county of Westchester, known as
Budd's neck, bounded easterly by Blind brook and Mill
creek ; northerly by West Chester road and Harrison's
patent ; westerly by Mamarroneck river or harbour, and
southerly by the sound, containing 1,250 acres; together
with a small island, lying in the sound, over against the
lands aforesaid, about a quarter of a mile from the shore,
called Henn Island, containing about 10 acres, all which
lands were included in a purchase, made by John Budd,
deceased, under a license from the colony of Connecticut,
of a tract of land, lying on the main, then called Apanam-
mis, butted and bounded on the east with a river then
called Mockquams river, and on the south with the sea,
against Long Island, and on the west with a river, then
called Pockotessewacke river, 159

June 17. Petition of William Bond, in relation to the war-
rant of survey, for 500 acres of land, issued upon his
former petition, which the surveyor general refuses to
obey, (see page 125,) with 160

April 16. Warrant of survey, referred to in the foregoing
petition, 160

June 17. Petition of Wm. Chambers, praying that 400 acres
of woodland may be laid out for him, in the county of
Ulster, near to a place or hill called Muchattoes, with. . . 162

June 22. Report of A. De Peyster and others, of the council,
to whom the same was referred, 162

June 20. Petition of Patrick Magregere, for a warrant of
survey, for 500 acres of land, in Orange county, to be laid
out on Mad : Ingoldesby's southeast line, near the hills,
(see page 115,) 163

June 23. Petition of Francis Harrison and others, praying a
new warrant to survey and lay out 5,000 acres of land,
lying between the corner of the land lately granted to
Mr. Kennedy, on the Palts creek, and the southerly
bounds of Capt. Evans, on both sides of said creek, (see
page 1 49,) 1G4

June 23. Petition of Phillip Schuyler and others, for a new

vol. vii.] LAND PAPERS. 141

Page.

1720. warrant of survey, for 8,000 acres of land, lying to the
northward of a certain tract of 5,000 acres, petitioned for
by Francis Harrison and others, and to the westward of
the patent of 10,000 acres, granted to Jeremiah Schuyler

& Co., and adjoining to those two tracts, (see page 148,) 165
June 30. Memorial of Lewis Morris, respecting a petition,
for a grant of a certain quantity of the vacant land, in the
part of the tract formerly owned by Capt. John Evans, in
which he was concerned with others, and praying that the
same may be laid out in district tracts to the several
petitioners, 166

1721. July 1. Warrant for a patent, to Lewis Morris, for a certain

tract of land, in the county of Ulster, being part of the
land formerly granted to Capt. John Evans, beginning at
the southeast corner of the land granted to Andrew John-
ston, and adjoining the line of Richard Van Dam, con-
taining 1,000 acres, 167

1720. June 29. Petition of Richard Van Dam, praying a patent for
a certaiu tract of 1,000 acres of vacant land, lying in the
counties of Orange and Ulster, or near the division line
of those counties, beginning at the most southerly corner
of the land of Cornelius Low & Co., (seepage 132,) 168

May 19. Warrant of survey for 1,000 acres of land, for
Richard Van Dam, being part of the lands formerly
granted to Capt. John Evans, (see next above,) 169

June 30. Warrant for a patent to Richard Vau Dam & Co.,
lor a certain tract of land near the division line of the
counties of Orange and Ulster, containing 1,000 acres,
being part of the lands lately owned by Capt. John
Evans, adjoining the lands of Cornelius Low & Co., and
Rip Van Dam & Co., 170

June 20. Petition of Daniel Purdy and others, praying a
patent for a tract of land, in the township of Rye, in the
county of Westchester, beginning at the southernmost
part of Pinnigoe neck, and runs along the sound easterly
until it comes to the mouth of Byram river, and running
up the said river and the line between Connecticut and
New York, northward to Limping Will's purchase, and
so across the line of the same northwest, to the river
called the Blind brook, and so down the said river and
creek, called the Mill creek, to the sound, 171

July 1 . Description of a survey of 8,000 acres of land being
part of the tract formerly granted to Capt. John Evans,
afterwards vacated and resumed, laid out for Phillip
Schuyler and others, by Cadwallader Colden, survr. genl.,
[with draught,] (Crawford, Orange Co.,) (see page 165,) 172

June 30. Warrant of survey for 5,000 acres of land for
Francis Harrison & Co., in the county of Ulster, within
the bounds of the tract formerly granted to Capt. John
Evans and afterwards vacated and resumed by the crown,
lying on both sides the Paltz creek, between the corner
of the land lately granted to Archibald Kennedy, and the

142 LAND PAPERS. [vol. vii.

Page.
1720 southerly bounds of Evans' patent, (Montgomery, Orange

Co.,) (see page 164,) 178

July 1. Description of a survey of 5,000 acres of land lying
on both sides of Paltz creek, laid out for Francis Harri-
son & Co., by Cadwallader Colden, survr. genl., [with
draught,] (Montgomery Orange Co.,) _ 173

July 7. Petition of Francis Harrison and others, praying a
patent for 5,000 acres of land, being part of the tract for-
merly granted to Capt. John Evans, (Montgomery, Orange
Co.,) 174

July 7. Warrant for a patent to Francis Harrison and others,
for 5,000 acres of land, lying on both sides of Paltz creek,
being part of the lands formerly granted to Capt. John
Evans, (Montgomery, Orange Co.,) 175

June 30. Warrant of survey for 500 acres of land in the
county of Ulster for William Bond, being part of the
lands formerly granted to Capt. John Evans, (seepage
160,) (Plattekill,) 176

July 6. Desci-iption of a survey of 500 acres of land in the
county of Ulster, beginning at the south end of a meadow
on the west side of the hills (called the Blew hills,) which
are on the west bounds of the lands granted to Col. Morris
& Co., laid out for William Bond, by Cadwallader Col-
den, survr. genl., (Plattekill,) [with draught,] 176

July 7. Petition of William Bond, praying a patent for the
land laid out for him in Ulster county, 177

July 7. Warrant for a patent to William Bond, for 500 acres
of land in Ulster county, being part of the lands formerly
granted to Capt. John Evans, (Plattekill,) 178

July 7. Petition of Phillip Schuyler and three others, pray-
ing a patent for 8,000 acres of land laid out for them in
the comity of Ulster, being part of the lands formerly
granted to Capt. John Evans, (see page 172,) 179

July 7. Petition of Capt. Joseph Budd and others, for a
patent of confirmation for 1,500 acres of land in the
township of Rye in the county of Westchester, [with
draught,] (seepage 159,) 180

July 7. Warrant for a patent to Phillip Schuyler and others,
for 8,000 acres of land in the county of Ulster, being
part of the land formerly granted to Capt. John Evans,

(seepage 179,) 181

1721. July 8. Report of A. De Peyster and others of the council,
to whom was referred the petitions of Kathrin Evans,
Jane Lawrence and others, Peter Macgrere, Mary In-

goldesby and Mary Pinhorne, (see pages 163, 158,) 182

1720. July 12. Petition of Lewis Morris and others, for 6,000 acres
of vacant land in Ulster county, being part of the tract
formerly granted to Capt. John Evans, with 183

July 12. Report of A. De. Peyster and others of the council,
to whom the same was referred, 183

June 30. Petition of John Kelly, executor of Dirk Benson,
deceased, for a new warrant to survey 1,000 acres of the
land ordered to be laid out for said Benson before his

vol. vii.] LAND PAPERS. 143

Pago.
1720. death, in the patent of John Evans now vacated, lying
between the south limits of the land granted to Dr. Samuel
Staats, and on the south side of the land called Dunder-
bergh, (Orange Co.,) 184

July 11. Indian deed to John Scot, for a tract of land on the
south side of the Mohaugs river, bounded by the said
river northei'ly, beginning over against Capt. John Collins'
old barn, then easterly along the Mohaugs to the second
creek commonly called by the Dutch the Mudder kill, and
it runs into the Mohaugs river, and from the said river
from the east and west bounds take in all the meadow
land southerly to the hills, 185

July 8. Petition of Robert Walter, for a warrant of survey
for 1,000 acres of vacant land in the patent formerly
granted to Capt. John Evans, lying in Ulster county,
beginning at the southeast corner of the tract of land
lately granted to Thomas Brashier, and alongst the line
of Alexander Baird's land, to the southward of Dr. Col-
den's, with 186

July 14. Report of A. De Peyster and others of the council,
to whom the same was referred, 186

July 21. "Warrant of survey for 1,000 acres of land in Ulster
county for Robert Walter, being part of the land formerly
granted to Capt. John Evans, 187

July 14. Petition of Walter Baker, praying a patent for a
messuage and dwelling house next to the wharf in the
city of New York, with 188

July 14. Report of A. De Peyster and others of the council,
to whom the same was referred, and 188

July 18. Caveat entered by Thomas Byerly, against the con-
firmation of the said report, 188

June 2. Warrant of survey for about 1,500 acres of land in
the county of Ulster, for Gerrardus Beekman and others,
lying near Showangunck, being part of the lands formerly
granted to Capt. John Evans, with [see page 146,) 189

July 14. Description of a survey of two tracts of land lying
near Showangunk river in the county of Ulster, one con-
taining 240, the other nearly 776 acres, laid out for Gerar-
dus Beekman and others, by Cadwallader Colden, survr.
genl., [with draught,] (Shawangunk, Ulster Co.,) 189

July 14. Report of Joseph Budd, upon the petition of Daniel
Purdy and others, in relation to land in the township of
Rye in the county of Westchester, {seepage 171,) 190

Description of the survey of a lot of land in the town of
Rye, 190

July 7. Petition of William Chambers, complaining that the
surveyor genl. pays no regard to the order in council
directing him to survey and lay out for the petitioner a
certain tract of land in Ulster county, {seepage 162,). . . 191

July 14. Warrant of survey for 400 acres of iandin Ulster
county, for William Chambers adjoining the lands of
Alexander Bard, being part of the tract formerly granted
to Capt. John Evans, 192

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Page.

17 19, Sept. 15. Petition of Patrick Mcgregor, praying a patent for

two tracts of land laid out for him in the tract formerly
granted to Capt. John Evans, one containing 500, the
other 80 acres, with (see page 163,) 193

1720. July 8. Report of A. De Peyster and others of the council,

to whom the same was referred, 193

July 14. Warrant of survey for Patrick Magregor, otherwise
called Peter Magregor, for 500 acres of land, heing part
of the tract formerly granted to Capt. John Evans, and
also 80 acres at present in his possession, (see next above,) 194

July 14. Warrant for a patent to Mary Ingoldesby and
others, for a tract of land in the counties of Orange and
Ulster, being part of the lands formerly granted to Capt.
John Evans, lying on the west bank of Hudson's river,
joining on the north to the land of Chambers and Suther-
land, and on the south to Butter hill, laid out in two par-
cels, one containing 4,000, the other 1,420 acres, and the
remaining 80 acres thereof, to be excepted and reserved
to Peter Macgregory, (see page 158,) 195

Warrant of survey for the land last described, 196

July 14. Warrant of survey for 2,000 acres of land for
Henry Beekman, junr., and John Stoutenburgh, being
part of the land formerly granted to Capt. John Evans,
joining to the back line of Southerland and Chambers,
and betwixt the lands of Vincent Matthews and Alexan-
der Beard, (see page 157,) 197

July 19. Description of a survey of two certain tracts of land
in the county of Ulster, of 1,000 acres each, being part
of the land formerly granted to Capt. John Evans, lying
next to the lands of Andrew Johnstone, John Haskol and
Cadwallader Colden, laid out for James Greme, by Cad-
wallader Colden, survr. genl., (Newburgh and New Wind-
sor, Orange Co.,) [with draught,] 198

July 19. Petition of Gerrardus Beekman and others, praying
a patent for two tracts of land, one containing 240, the
other 776 acres, lying contiguous to the lands formerly
granted them, being part of the tract once owned by
Capt. John Evans, (see page 189,) 199

Warrant for a patent to Gerrardus Beekman and others, for
two tracts of land, lying and being near Shawangunck
river, in the county of Ulster, containing in all, 1,016
acres, 200

July 21. Petition of Henry Beekman, junr.., and John Stou-
tenburgh, praying a patent for the land laid out for them
in Ulster county, (see page 1 97,) 201

July 27. Petition of Patrick Magregore, for a warrant of
survey to cover the actual quantity of land in the piece
upon which he resides, the same being found to contain
more than, was specified in the warrant issued upon his
former petition, (see page 193,) 202

July 14. Caveat entered by the heirs of Col. Patrick Mac-
gregore and David Toshagh, Laird of Minnivard, against
the report to be this day made upon a reference of the

vol. vii.] LAND PAPERS. 145

Page.
1720. last petition of Mrs. Ingoldesby and her daughter, in
behalf of themselves and the children of Mary Pinhorn,

(see pages 115, 158,) 202

July 28. Warrant of survey for Patrick Magregore, other-
wise called Peter Magregore, for the land lying within
his fence and now in his possession, (see next above,) 203

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Page.

1720. July 21. Petition of Isaac De Peyster and others, praying a

warrant of survey for 8,000 acres of land in the county

of Ulster, being part of the tract formerly granted to

Capt. John Evans, adjoining the several grants to Mullin-

der, Barberie, Huddleston and Dubois, with 1

July 22. Report of A. De Peyster and others of the council,

to whom the same was referred, 1

July 28. Warrant of survey for 8,000 acres of land in the
County of Ulster, for Isaac De Peyster and others, (New

Paltz,) 2

July 27. Memorial of Cadwallader Colden. surveyor general,
in relation to the warrant of survey for 400 acres of land,

for Wm. Chambers, (see vol. vn, pages 191, 192,) 3

July 20. Caveat eutered by Cadwallader Colden, surveyor
general, against the granting any lands that are not first
set out conformable to his Majesties' royal instructions,
and particularly against Joseph Budd and others, inhabi-
tants of Rye, in ye county of Westchester, till ye same

be set out accordingly, (see vol. vn, page 159,) 4

July 28. Report of A. De Peyster and others of the council,
to whom was referred the petition of Daniel Purdy and
others, for lands in the town of Rye, in the county of

Westchester, (see vol. vn, pages 171, 190,) 5

July 28. Affidavit of John Frost, in relation to the souther-
most part of a certain island called Mounsting Island,
lying between the town of Rye, in the county of West-
chester, and the sound, possession whereof was delivered
by Jonathan Vo wells to Samuel Odell, in the presence of

said Frost, 6

July 28. Affidavit of Nathaniell Sherwood, in relation to
the southermost part of a certain island called Mounsting
Island, lying between the tOAvn of Rye, in the county of
Westchester, and the sound, possession whereof was deli-
vered by Jonathan Vowells to Samuel Odell, 7

July 28. Affidavit of Samuel Odell and Patience, his wife,

vol. viii.] LAND PAPERS. 147

Page.

1720. in relation to the southermost part of a certain island

called Mounsting Island, lying between the town of Rye

in the county of Westchester, and the sound, containing

about 1,050 acres, conveyed by Jonathan Vo wells to the

said Odell, 8

July 28. Affidavit of John Lancaster, of the Younkers, in
relation to the southermost part of a certain island called
Mounsting Island, lying between the town of Rye, in the
county of Westchester, and the sound, containing about
1,050 acres, conveyed by Jonathan Vo wells to the Samuel
Odell, 9

Aug. 11. Warrant of survey for a certain tract of land be-
tween Byram river and Blind brook, in the town of Rye,
in the county of Westchester, for Daniel Purdy and
others, (see page 5,) 10

Aug. — . Petition of Patrick MacGregory, praying a patent
for two tracts of land lying in the county of Ulster, being
part of the lands formerly granted to Capt. John Evans,
one containing 500, the other 50 acres, 11

Aug. 5. Description of a survey, of a tract of 160 acres of
land, for Patrick McGregory, lying in the county of Ulster,
within his fence and in his possession, beginning at the
southwest corner of the land of William Southerland, laid .
out by Cadwallader Colden, survr. genl., [with draught,]
(New Windsor, Orange county,) (see vol. vn, page 203,) . 1 1

Aug.6. Warrant for a patent to Patrick Magregory, other-
wise called Peter Magregory, for two tracts of land in
the county of Ulster, being part of the lands formerly
granted to Capt. John Evans, one containing 500 acres,
and adjoining the line of Col. Ingoldesby's land, near the
foot of ye Butter hill; the other lies upon Murderer's
creek, within his fence, and contains 160 acres, (New
Windsor, Orange county,) 12

Aug. 8. Warrant for a patent to William Baker, for a certain
messuage and dwelling house, in the city of New York,
being ye corner house next to the wharf, and twenty-four
foot next the street called King's street, together with the
yard, and all the land the said house stands upon, (see vol.
vii, page 188,) 13

Aug. 11. Petition of Mary Ingoldesby, Mary Pinhorn and
others, praying a patent for two tracts of land in the
counties of Orange and Ulster, laid out for them pursuant
to warrant, (see vol. vn, pages 295, 202,) 14

Aug. 11. Warrant for a patent to Mary Ingoldesby and Mary
Pinhorn, for 4,000 acres of land, upon the west side of
Hudson's river, on Murderer's creek, and 1,360 acres,
adjoining thereto, to Mary Pinhorn and John Pinhorne, . 15

Aug. 11. Description of a survey of two tracts of land, in the
counties of Orange and Ulster, one containing 4,000 acres,
for Mary Ingoldesby and Mary Pinhorn ; the other, con-
taining 1,360 acres, for Mary Pinhorn and John Pinhorn,
laid out by Cadwallader Colden, survr. genl., 16

Aug. 11. Description of a survey of 4,500 acres of land, in

148 LAND PAPERS. [vol. vm.

Page.
1720. the township of Rhye, in the county of Westchester, for
Daniel Purdy and others, hy Cadwallader Colden, surveyor

genl., IV

Aug. 11. Petition of Daniel Purdy and others, praying a
patent for several small tracts of land, laid out for them
in the township of Rye, in the county of Westchester, . . 18
Aug. 11. Warrant for a patent, to Daniel Purdy and others,
for a parcel of land, lying between Blind brook and
Byram river, in the township of Rye, in the county of

Westchester, 19

Sept. 9. Petition of John Clut, praying a patent for about
300 acres of land, lying upon Hudson's river, above the
city of Albany, and is bounded by the land of Johannah
Cregier, the northerly bounds of the manor of Ranselaer,
the boundaries of the patent granted to Johannes Schuy-
ler, and the river aforesaid, near a creek, called Lissies

creek, [with draught,] 20

Sept. 9. Description of a survey of 7,000 acres of land, in
the county of Ulster, being part of the land formerly
granted to Captain John Evans, beginning at the great
pond, seven chains to the northward of the eel fishing
place, or the beginning of Quassaick brook, and adjoining
the lands of Henry Wileman and Alexander Baird, laid
out for Jacobus Kip and others, by Cadwallader Colden,

surveyor general, (see vol. vn, pages 86, 87,) 21

Sept. 9. Draught of 7,000 acres of land, in the county of
Ulster, being part of the lands formerly granted to Capt.
John Evans, surveyed for Jacobus Kip and others, Cad-
wallader Colden, surveyor general, (Newburgh, Orange

county,) 22

Sept. 12. Petition of Jacobus Kip and others, praying a
patent for a tract of land, in , the county of Ulster, laid

out for them pursuant to warrant, (see next above,) 23

Sept. 15. Warrant for a patent, to Jacobus Kip and others,
for 7,000 acres of land, in the county of Ulster, being
part of the land formerly granted to Capt. John Evans,

(Newburgh, Orange county,) 24

Sept. 14. Warrant of survey, for 6,000 acres of the vacant
and unappropriated land, in the county of Ulster, belong-
ing to the tract formerly granted to Capt. John Evans, for

Lewis Morris and others, (see vol. vn, page 183,) 25

Sept. 14. Description of a survey of 1,000 acres of land, in
the county of Ulster, being part of the land formerly
granted to Capt. John Evans, beginning at the southeast
corner of the land laid out for Lewis Morris, and adjoin-
ing the respective lines of Richard Vandam and John
Johnstone, Junr., laid out for Capt. Vincent Pierce, by
Cadwallader Colden, survr. general, [with draught,] (Corn-
wall and New Windsor, Orange county,) 26

Sept. 14. Description of a survey of 1,000 acres of land, in
the county of Ulster, being part of the land formerly
granted to Capt. John Evans, laid out for Lewis Morris,

vol. viil] LAND PAPERS. 149

Page.
1720. by Cadwallader Colden, survr. general, [with draught,]

{seepage 25,) (New Windsor, Orange county,) 27

Sept. 15. Description of a survey of 1,000 acres of land, in
the county of Orange, being part of the lands formerly
granted to Capt. John Evans, laid out for Andrew Nicolls,
by Cadwallader Colden, survr. genl., [with draught,]
(Cornwall, Orange county,) 28

Petition of James Graham, praying a patent for two tracts
of land, of 1,000 acres each, laid out for him, in the county
of Ulster, pursuant to warrant, (Newburgh and New
Windsor, Orange county,) {see vol. vii, page 198,) 29

Oct. 25. Petition of Mary Van Ranselaer, widow, relict of
Kilian Van Ranselaer, of the manor of Ranselaerwick,
late proprietor, complaining of Johannes Apple, for
obstructing the survey of a certain parcel of land, within
the bounds of said manor, consisting of six flatts, and
containing about 100 acres in the whole, with 200 acres
of woodland, adjoining to the said flatts, {see vol. vn,
page 64,) 30

1719. April 23. Warrant of survey, issued upon the petition of

Kilian Van Ranselaer, to lay out the land therein men-
tioned, 31

1720. Aug. 15. Affidavit of Andries Coeyman, Garrit Van Schaick

and Daniel Winne, in relation to the survey of a certain
parcel of land, within the bounds of the manor of Ranse-
laerwick, and the obstruction offered thereto, by Johannes
Apple and Teunis Slingerlandt, {see next above,) 32

Aug. 3. Copy of the notice served upon Johannes Apple,
informing him of the day when the lines of the patent,
held by said Apple, in company with Teunis Slingerlandt,
within the bounds of Renselaerwyck, will be run, with. . 33

Aug. 24. Affidavit of Philip Verplanck, in relation to the
service of the same, {see above,) 33

1719. Aug. 6. Minute of council, upon the petition of Killian Van

Renselaer, ordering that a copy of the same, with the
depositions of Thomas Williams and Peter Goewey, be
served upon Johannes Apple, and the said Apple appear
before the board, that day month, after the service of the
said copies, to answer the complaint of the said petition,

with 34

Oct. 22. Minute of council, upon the appearance of Johannes
Apple before the board, 34

1720. Nov. 3. Petition of Coenraat Borghart and Elias Van

Schaack, for a warrant of survey for 3,590 acres of land
lying near Kinderhook on the east side of Hudson's river
near their farms, with {see vol. vi, page 173,) 35

Nov. 4. Report of A. De Peyster and others of the council,
to whom the same was referred, 35

Nov. 16. Petition of Charles Brodhead and Cornelius Elt-
ing, trustees of the town of Marbletown, in the county of
Ulster, in behalf of themselves and others, the freeholders
and inhabitants of the said town, praying to be heard by
their council, the bill for settling the boundaries between

] 50 LAND PAPERS. [vol. viii.

Tagc.

1720. the towns of Hurley and Marbletown aforesaid, before
the same shall pass into a law, 36

1721. Oct. 31. Survey of the line of Marbletown, Ulster Co., [with

map,] 37

1720. Nov. 18. Petition of Catherina Brett, widow, praying a

special warrant for a tract of land in Dutchess county,
lying upon and adjacent to the Wappings kill or creek, ' 39

Nov. 28. Petition of John Haskoll, for a grant of 2,000 acres
out of the vacant and unappropriated land in the province,
with 40

Dec. 7. Report of A. De Peyster and others of the council,
to whom the same was referred, 40

1721. Feb. 3. Warrant for a patent to John Johnston, junior, for

two certain tracts of land in the county of Ulster, 1,000
acres each, being part of the tract formerly granted to
Capt. John Evans, 41

Feb. 9. Petition of Catherina Bratt, for a warrant of survey
for a certain tract or parcel of land in Dutchess county,
lying upon and adjacent to the Wappings kill or creek,
{see page 39,) 42

May 23. Warrant of survey for a certain tract of land con-
firmed by patent to Henry Van Ranslaier, beginning at
the Kinderhook creek over against Major Abraham Staats
house by Hudson's river, on the east side of Hudson's
river, from thence southerly along the same until opposite
the south side of Vasterix Island by a creek called Wag-
hankasick, and stretching from thence into the woods 24
English miles, from thence to the N. E. corner of Kinder-
hook patent, and by the bounds of the same to Major
Abraham's fall upon Kinderhook creek, thence down ye
said creek to the place of beginning, 43

June 28. Petition of Daniel Brondige and Samuel Hunt, for
a warrant of survey for the White Plains purchase, (West-
chester Co.,) 44

June 28. Warrant of survey for White Plains, in the county
of Westchester, 45

June 28. Warrant of survey for the lands belonging to
Daniel Brondige and Samuel Hunt, and lying within the
bounds of the White Plains purchase in the county of
Westchester, 46

June 28. Certificate of land to Capt. Vincent Pierce, for a
tract of land lying and being in the county of Ulster,
being part of the tract formerly granted to Capt. John
Evans, [seepage 26,) (Cornwall and New Windsor, Or-
ange Co.,) 47

June 28. Certificate to Lewis Morris, for a certain tract of
land lying and being in the county of Ulster, being part
of the tract formerly granted to Capt. John Evans (see
page 27,) (New Windsor, Orange Co.,) 4&

July 1. Petition of Vincent Pearse, praying a patent for a
certain tract of 1,000 acres of vacant land in the county
of Ulster, being part of the tract formerly granted to

vol. viii.] LAND PAPERS. 151

Page.
1721. Capt. John Evans, {see page 47,) (Cornwall and New

Windsor, Orange Co.,) 49

July 1. Petition of Lewis Morris, praying a patent for a
certain tract of 1,000 acres of vacant land lying in the
county of Ulster, being part of the tract formerly granted
to Capt. John Evans, (see page 48,) (New Windsor, Or-
ange Co.,) 50

July 1. Warrant for a patent to Vincent Pierce, for a cer-
tain tract of 1,000 acres of land in the county of Ulster,
being part of the lands formerly granted to Capt. John
Evans, (seepage 49,) (Cornwall and New Windsor, Or-
ange Co.,) 51

July 1. Warrant for a patent to Lewis Morris and Vincent
Pierce, for two tracts of land in the county of Ulster,
to hold the same in severalty, (seepage 47, et seq.,) 52

Petition of Gilbert Livingston and others, proprietors of a
certain tract of land formerly granted to Col. Henry
Beekman, deceased, bounded upon the patent granted to
Francis Rumbout & Co., praying a warrant for the run-
ning and ascertaining the south and east limits of said
Rumbout's patent, in order for the better discovering the
division line between their land and the said patent,. ... 53

July 7. Petition of Catherina Brett, widow, praying for pro-
tection against certain Indians who violently obstructed
the surveyor in running the lines of her lands near the
Wapping's kill in Dutchess county, and threatened her
with bodily harm, and " that measures may be taken for
bringing to condign punishment all persons who have
been instrumental in the stirring up and inciting said
Indians to such violent and dangerous practices," (see
page 42,) 54

July 26. Petition of Andrew Nicolls, praying a patent for
1,000 acres of land in the county of Orange, being part
of the land formerly granted to Capt. John Evans, (see
page 28,) (Cornwall, Orange Co.,) 55

Aug. 15. Exemplification of a description of a survey of two
tracts of wood land, lying on the east side of Hudson's
river by Kinderhook, one containing 3,590 acres, bounded
to ye west by Claverock's creek, and ye Kinderhook creek
and on ye other sides by ye King's woods, the other con-
taining 410 acres, bounded to ye north by the manor of
Ranslierswick, to the south by the bounds of the general
patent of Kinderhook, to the west by the land of Andreas
Gardiner, and to the east by the King's woods, laid out
for Conrat Borghart and Elias Van Schak, by John Beatty,
dep. survr., (see vol. vi, page 173,) 56

Aug. 16. Petition of John Waldron, for a grant of 2,000
acres out of the vacant lands in the province, with 57

Oct. 2. Report of R. Walter and others of the council, to
whom the same was referred, = 57

Aug. 16. Petition of Patrick Hume, for a grant of 2,000
acres out of the vacant lands in this province, with 58

152 LAND PAPERS. [vol. viii.

Pago.
1721. Oct. 2. Report of R. Walter and others of the council, to

whom the same was referred, 58

Aug. 24. Petition of John Haskall, praying a patent for 2,000
acres of land laid out for him in the county of Ulster,
adjoining the land of Chambers & Southerland, and the
land laid out for the German families, (vol. vii, page 33, et

seq.,) (New Windsor, Orange Co.,) 59

July 24. Description of a survey of 2,000 acres of land in
the county of Ulster, being part of the tract formerly
granted to Capt. John Evans, laid out for John Haskol,
by Cadwallader Colden, survr. gen., [with draught,] (see

next above,) (New Windsor, Orange Co.,) 60

Aug. 24. Petition of R. Walter and others, to have the lands
owned by them in Westchester county erected into a

township, 61

August 24. Warrant for letters patent of incorporation, for
the lands of Robert Walter and others, in Westchester

county, 62

Sept. 29. Petition of James Smith, for a grant of 2,000 acres,

out of the vacant land in the province, with 63

Oct. 2. Report of R. Walter and others, of the council, to

whom the same was referred, 63

Sept. 29. Petition of Wm. Bradford, for a grant of 2,000

acres, out of the land lying vacant in the province, with 64
Oct. 2. Report of R. Walter and others, of the council, to

whom the same was refeiTed, 64

Oct. 3. Warrant of survey for 2,000 acres of the vacant land,
in Evans' patent, now vested in the crown, for Patrick

Hume, (see page 58,) 65

Account of patents, from Dec. 1719, to Oct., 1730, 66

Oct. 3. Warrant of survey for 2,000 acres of the vacant land in
Evans' patent, now vested in the crown, for John Wal-

dron, (see page 57,) 67

Oct. 3. Warrant of survey for 2,000 acres of the vacant land,
in Evans' patent, now vested in the crown, for James

Smith, 68

Oct. 3. Petition of James Henderson, praying a patent for,
2,000 acres of land, lying vacant and unappropriated in

the province, 69

Oct. 3. Report of Gerard: Beekman and others, of the

council, to whom the same was referred, 69

Oct. 4. Warrant of survey for 2,000 acres of the vacant land,
in Evans' patent, now vested in the crown, for James

Henderson, 70

Oct. 23. Petition of Major John Hardenbrooke, on behalf of
i himself and others, the owners of a certain tract of land,
situate and being in the counties of Ulster and Albany, for
a warrant to survey, and lay out such parts of the bounds
of Kingstowne, Hurley, Marble Towne, Rochester and
other patented lands, lying next to their tract aforesaid,
as shall be thought necessary to ascertain the true bounds
thereof, 71

vol. vih.] LAND PAPERS. 153

Pago.

1721. Oct. 23. Warrant of survey, to conform with the prayer of

the foregoing petition, 72

Oct. 25. Description of a survey of a tract of wood land, on
the east side of Hudson's river, in the county of Albany,
extending south from Kinderhook along the river, to the
north bounds of Livingston manor, and thence on an
easterly course, 24 miles to Westenhook, laid out for
Hendrick Van Renselaer, by James Livingston, dep.
survr., [with draught,] (see page 43,) (Claverack, Colum-
bia Co.,) ' 73

Oct. 7. Petition of Thomas Garland, for a grant of 2,000
acres of the land lying vacant and unappropriated in the
province, : 74

Nov. 2. Report of R. Walter and others, of the council, to
whom the same was referred, 74

Oct. 23. Petition of Richard Ashfield and Evert Wendell, for
a grant of 2,000 acres, of the land lying unsettled and
uncultivated in this province, with 75

Nov. 2. Report of R. Walter and others, of the council, to
whom the same was referred, 75

Nov. 7. Petition of Lewis Morris and others, for a license to
purchase 12,000 acres of vacant land, upon the Mohacks
river, of the native Indian proprietors, 76

Nov. 9. Report of R. Walter and others, of the council, to
whom the same was referred, 76

Nov. 9. License to Lewis Morris and others, to purchase
12,000 acres of land, upon the Mohacks river, of the
native Indian proprietors, 77

Nov. 10. Petition of Cornelius Vanhorne, for a grant of
2,000 acres, of the land now lying unsettled and unculti-
vated in this province, 78

Dec. 4. Report of R. Walter and others, of the council, to
whom the same was referred, 78

Nov. 10. Petition of Henry Lane, for a grant of 2,000 acres,
of the land now lying vacant and unappropriated in this
province, with 79

Dec. 4. Report of R. Walter and others, of the council, to
whom the same was referred, 79

Nov. 10. Petition of John Van Home, for a grant of 2,000
acres, of the land now lying vacant and unappropriated in
this province, with 80

Dec. 4. Report of R. Walter and others, of the council, to
whom the same was referred, 80

Nov. 10. Petition of Richard Alsup, for a grant of 2,000
acres, of the land now lying vacant and unappropriated hi
this province, with 81

1722. Jan. 9. Report of R. Walter and others, of the council, to

whom the same was referred, 81

1 721. Nov. 14. Description of a survey of 2,000 acres of land, in the
county of Ulster, being part of the tract formerly granted
to Capt. John Evans, adjoining the lands granted to Cad-
wallader Colden and Cornelius Low & Co., laid out for
Patrick Hume, by Cadwallader Colden, surveyor genl., . . 82
20

154 LAND PAPERS. [vol. virr.

Page.
1721. Nov. 15. Caveat entered by David Ogden and Caleb Hyatt,
in behalf of themselves and many others of the inhabitants
of White Plains, in the county of Westchester, against the
proceedings of Daniel Brondige and Samuell Hunt, under
colour of a warrant obtained by them, to survey and
ascertain the land belonging to them, within the White
Plains aforesaid ; also praying that no return of survey
made thereon may be filed, nor any futher power or autho-
rity granted them, until the said Ogden, Hyatt and others,
shall be heard thereupon, 83

Nov. 22. Letter from Mr. Wileman to Mr. Bobin, deputy
secretary, requesting him " to draw a petition, in ye new
fforme, for Jacobus Bruyn and Henry Wileman, for 2,600
acres of land, and putt it in councill ye next councill day," 84

Nov. 22. Petition of Jacobus Bruyn and Henry Wileman,
for a grant of 2,600 acres, of the land lying vacant and
unappropriated in this province, 85

Nov. 28. Report of R. Walter and others, of the council, to
whom the same was referred, 85

Nov. 28. Petition of Gilbert Willetand Edward Gatehouse,
for a grant of 4,000 acres out of the land lying vacant
and unappropriated in this province, 86

Nov. 28. Report of R. Walter and others of the council, to
whom the same was referred, 86

Dec. 2. Warrant of survey for 4,000 acres of the vacant land
in Evans' patent, now vested in the crown, for Gilbert
Willet and Edward Gatehouse, (2 copies,) 87

Dec. 2. Warrant of survey for 2,600 acres of the vacant land
in Evans' patent, now vested in the crown, for Jacobus
Brugh and Henry Wileman, (see page 85,) 88

Petition of Samuel Hunt and Daniel Brondige, for a new
warrant of survey to embrace the whole of the White
Plains purchase, in order the better to ascertain the limits
and bounds of their several rights therein, (Westchester
Co.,) (see page 83,) 89

Dec. 7. Order for a warrant to survey all lands ungranted by
the crown, in and about the White Plains, and to describe
and ascertain the pretensions of Daniel Brondage and
Samuel Hunt, in and about the same, 89

Dec. 21. Petition of Joseph Budd and others, praying a
patent of confirmation for a tract of land called the White
Plains, (Westchester Co.,) 91

Report of R. Walter and others of the council, to whom the
same was referred, 91

Dec. 23. Description of a survey of 5,500 acres of land in
Westchester county, known by the name of the White
Plains; also 380 acres, being part of the aforesaid tract,
for Samuel Hunt, and 300 acres, being part of the same,
for Daniel Brondige ; Robt. Crooke, dep. surveyor, (see
page 89,) , 92

Nov. 27. Petition of Stephen Deblois, for a grant of 1,000
acres of the land now lying vacant and unappropriated in
this province, with 93

vol. vin.] LAND PAPERS. 155

Page.

1721. Dec. 21. Report of R. Walter and others of the council, to

whom the same was referred, 03

1722. Jan. 11. Warrant of survey for 1,000 acres of the vacant

land in Evans' patent, now vested in the crown, for
Stephen Dublois, 93

1721. Dec. 7. Petition of Peter Vanderlyn and Thomas Foller, for

a grant of 4,000 acres of the land lying vacant and unap-
propriated in this province, with 94

Dec. 27. Report of R. Walter and others of the council, to
whom the same was referred, 94

Dec. 12. Petition of John Dupuy, for a grant of 2,000 acres
of the land lying vacant and unappropriated in this pro-
vince, with 95

1722. Jan. 9. Report of R. Walter and others of the council, to

whom the same was referred, 95

Petition of Burger Minders, for a warrant of survey for 500
acres of vacant land adjoining the land now in his posses-
sion, and bounded to land granted to Alexander Beard
and Alderman Kipp and company, being part of Evans'
patent, now vested in the crown, 96

Warrant of survey for 2,000 acres of the vacant land in
Evans' patent, now vested in the crown, 97

Jan. 10. Petition of Lancaster Symes and others, for a spe-
cial warrant to suiwey Staten Island, in order to discover,
lay out and ascertain the sundry parcels of land and
meadow granted them upon a former petition, with (see
vol. iv, page 158,) 98

Feb. 17. Report of R. Walter and others, of the council, to
whom the same was referred, 98

Jan. 10. Petition of Robt. Walter and others, for a license
to purchase 8,000 acres of vacant land, upon the Mohaks
river, of the native Indian proprietors, with 99

Jan. 17. Report of Gerard: Beekman and others of the
council, upon whom the same was referred, 99

Jan. 11. Petition of Samuel Hunt and Daniel Brondige,
praying a patent for two tracts of land in the White
Plains, in Westchester county, one containing 300, the
other 380 acres, with (see page 92,) 100

Jan. 17. Report of R. Walter and others of the council, to
whom the same was referred, 100

Affidavit of Edward Rogers, concerning the lands of Samuel
Hunt, in the White Plains purchase, (see next above,) ... 101

Jan. 12. Indian deed to Lewis Morris and others, for a cer-
tain tract of meadow and woodland, lying on the south
side of the Maquaes river, about eleven miles above Fort
Hunter, beginning from the east side of a certain creek
by the said river side, called and known by the name of
Onezereah, and so runs up along the said river to the west
side of a brook called Utsogowanhe, and thence into the
woods to the depth of one mile in a straight line, embrac-
ing all the lands between the said creeks to the distance
aforesaid into the woods from said river, (see page 76, et
seq.,) 102

156 LAND PAPERS. [vol. vih.

Page.
1722. Jan. 18. Petition of Garret Vanhorn and others, owners of
that space of ground in the city of New York, upon the
shore of the East river, bounding upon low water mark,
from Rip Van Dam, his corner at the lower end of Maiden
Lane, to the corner of Thomas Clark that comes from
Wall street, and the wharves thereon, praying a grant of
so much of the soil of said river as is beyond low water
mark, within the space of two hundred feet from the pre-
sent wharfs, within the bounds aforesaid, in order to
extend said wharfs for the convenience of trade, 103

Jan. 23. Report of Gerard: Beekman and others of the
council, to whom the same was referred, 103

Jan. 1 1 . Warrant of survey for the tract of land called the
White Plains, and to describe and ascertain the preten-
sions and claims of Joseph Budd and others, therein, (see
page 91,) (Westchester Co.,) 104

Jan. 11. Warrant of survey for 2,000 acres of the vacant
land in Evans' patent, now vested in the crown, for John
Depuy, 105

Jan. 18. Petition of Francis Harison and others, for a license
to purchase 12,000 acres of vacant land on the Mohacks
river, of the native Indian proprietors, with 106

Jan. 18. Report of R. Walter and others of the council, to
whom the same was referred, 106

Jan. 22. License to Francis Harrison and others, to purchase
12,000 acres of vacant land in ye Mohacks county, within
this province, of the native Indian proprietors, 107

Jan. 23. Order to surveyor general, to prepare a map of
the soil of the East river, in the city of New York, peti
tioned for by Garret Vanhorn and others, for the extension
of their wharves, (seepage 103,) 109

Jan. 21. Petition of Thomas Jansen and Thomas Cock, in
behalf of themselves and others, the freeholders and in-
habitants of Marbletowne, in the county of Ulster, praying
that the inhabitants of Hurley may be restrained from
committing any further waste upon the lands in contest
between the said towns, until the true bounds and limits
of their respective rights shall be determined, 110

Jan. 22. Petition of the mayor, aldermen and commonalty, of
the city of New York, praying that the application of
sundry of the city's grantees, for leave to extend the
wharves, between the corner of the slip, by the end of
Wall street, and the slip at the end of Maiden lane, may
be rejected ; also for a confirmation for their charter ; for
leave to choose a double number of constables in their
wards, and other privileges, (see page 109,) Ill

Jan. 24. Description of a survey of 2,000 acres of land, in
the county of Ulster, being part of the tract formerly
granted to Capt. John Evans, laid out for Thomas Gar-
land, by Cadwallader Colden, survr. genl., (see page 74,)
(New Paltz,) 112

Jan. 25. Certificate to Thomas Garland for 2,000 acres of

vol. viii.] LAND PAPERS. 157

1722. land, in the county of Ulster, being part of the tract

formerly granted to Capt. John Evans, (see next above.) 1 13

Jan. 26. Warrant for a patent to Thomas Garland, for 2,000
acres of land, in the county of Ulster, 114

Jan. 26. Map of the soil of the East river, showing the pro-
posed extension of the wharves, between Maiden lane and
Wall street, in the city of New York, Cadwallader
Colden, survr. genl., (see page 109,) 114

Feb. 1. Petition of Abraham Kettletas and others, on behalf
of themselves and most of the inhabitants of the city of
New York, more especially of Queens street, against the
petition of Garret Van Horn and others, for leave to
extend the wmarves, between Maiden lane and Wall
street, and that they may be heard by their counsel upon
the same, (see next above,) 115

Feb. 2. Letter of Thomas Clarke, to atty. genl., authorizing
him to insert name of Cornells Low, in patent, for a
certain wharf, 116

Feb. 13. Minute of council, upon the petition of the mayor,
aldermen and commonalty of the city of New York, and
the petition of Garret Van Home and others, (see pages
103, 111,) 11 7

Feb. 5. Report of Gerard : Beekman and others, of the
council, to whom was referred the petition of Garret Van
Home and others, 117

Feb. 12. Petition of Thomas Braine, for a grant of 2,000
acres of land, lying vacant and unappropriated, in this
province, 118

Feb. 22. Report of Lewis Morris, Jun., chairman of the
committee of council, to whom the same was referred, . . 118

Feb. 14. Petition of Robert Walter and Henry Beekman,
for a grant of 4,000 acres of the land lying vacant and
unappropriated in this province, 119

Feb. 23. Report of Lewis Morris, Jim., chairman of the
committee of council, to wThom wras referred the petition
of Robert Walter and Henry Beekman, 120

Feb. 15. Petition of Robert Crook, for a grant of 1,500 acres
of the land lying vacant and unappropriated, in this pro-
vince, 121

Feb. 16. Petition of George Burnet, for a grant of 1,000
acres of the land lying vacant and unappropriated, in this
province, with 122

Report of Lewis Morris, Jun., chairman of the committee of
council, to whom the same was referred, 122

Feb. 24. Warrant of survey, for 1,000 acres of the vacant
land of Evans' patent, now vested in the crown, for George
Burnet, 123

Feb. 21. Description of a survey of the White Plains, and
the bounds of the claims of Joseph Budd and others
therein, Will'm Forster, dep'y surveyor, (Westchester
county,) (see page 104,) 124

Feb. 24. Draught of the White Plains, (Westchester Co.,) . 125

Feb. 26. Report of Fra : Harrison, chairman of the com-

158 LAND PAPERS. [vol. viii.

Page.
1722. mittee, to whom was referred the claims of all parties

concerned in the White Plains, (Westchester county,). . . 126

Feb. 22. Petition of Edward Blagge and Johannis Hey, for
a grant of 4,000 acres of the land lying vacant and unap-
propriated, in this province, with 127

Feb. 26. Report of Fra : Harison, chairman of the commit-
tee, to whom the same was referred, 127

Feb. 23. Deposition of Abraham De Lameter, concerning
the bounds, set out by the Indians, for a tract of land
between the Fish kill and the Wappauks kill, in Dutchess
county, 128

Feb. 23. Petition of John Teller and Jacobus Stoutenburgh,
for a grant of 3,000 acres of the land lying vacant and
unappropriated, in this province, 129

Petition of John Chambers, for a grant of 1,000 acres of the
land lying vacant and unappropriated, in this province, with 130

Feb. 24. Report of Fra : Harison, chairman of the commit-
tee, to whom the same was referred, 130

March 1. Warrant of survey, to run out and ascertain the
limits and bounds of the land granted to Andrew Nicolls,
in Ulster county, being part of the tract formerly granted
to Capt. John Evans, 131

March 1. Warrant of survey, to run out and ascertain the
limits and bounds of the land granted to John Lawrence,
in Ulster county, being part of the tract formerly granted
to Capt. John Evans, 132

March 1. Warrant of survey, to run out and ascertain the
limits and bounds of the land granted to Patrick Home,
in Ulster county, being part of the tract formerly granted
to Ca})t. John Evans, 133

March 2. Warrant of survey, to run out and ascertain, for
Peter Low, the limits and bounds of a tract of land, in
the county of Ulster, within the precincts of Rochester,
beginning by a great fall, called Honeck, from thence up
the creek, northerly, to ye high mountains, including sev-
eral small parcels of land, called, by ye Lidian names,
Wasshawassinck, Eghonok, Maghgkenigkonk, Tamina-
wawaghghink, Ragawaak, Showarawahonk, with all ye
uplands thereunto belonging, and also all ye land that
lyes on ye Mombackus kill, within the bounds belonging
to the Indians, from ye bounds of Kahansinck to the
bounds of the high mountains, as the said bounds were
formerly settled, by the articles of peace with them, includ-
ing all the parcels of land called Malaghonk, Maggewakke,
Tapoonus, with all the lands thereunto belonging, without
any reservation, except about 200 acres, granted to War-
near Koornbeck, 134

March 7. Petition of Jan Christian Garlick and others, pray-
ing a patent for a tract of land meadow and wood land in
Mohacks country, beginning in the woods two or three
miles from the Mohacks river, at a kill or creek called
Canida's kill, from thence along the bounds of Hendrick
Hansen & Co., and Harmen Van Slyck & Co., to Garoga

vol. vni.] LAND PAPERS. 159

Page.

1722. creek, and up along the same to Cajaduta creek, from
thence to the aforesaid Canida's creek, and down along
the same to the place of beginning, with 135

March 8. Report of Rip Van Dam, chairman of the committee
to whom the same was referred, 135

March 7. Petition of William York and others, praying a
patent for a tract of land in the Mohacks country, lying
on the south side of Schohare, beginning on the east side
of Schohare kill, at the south boimds of a patent granted
to Myndert Schuyler & Co., and on the west side of said
kill, at the south bouuds of a patent granted to Adam
Vrooman, so going up south along both sides of said
kill, and the foot of the hills as they wind and turn till
it takes in six hundred acres, with 136

March 8. Report of Rip Van Dam, chairman of the committee
to whom the same was referred, 136

March 9. Warrant of survey for the tract of land petitioned
for by Jan Christian Garlick and others, to be laid out
according to the report made thereon by the committee of
council, (seepage 135,) 137

March 9. License to John Conrad Weiser and others, to pur-
chase a tract of land in the Mohacks country, three miles
distant from any part of the Mohacks river, 138

March 10. Certificate to Saml. Hunt and Danl. Brondage,
for two tracts of land on the White Plains, in Westches-
ter county, one containing 264, the other 294 acres, 139

March 10. Description of a survey of 264 acres of land being
part of the White Plains, for Samuel Hunt, and 197 acres
part of the same, for Daniel Brondige, Cadwallader Col-
den, survr. gen., (Westchester Co.,) 140

March 10. Description of a survey of 4,435 acres of land in
the county of Westchester, commonly known by the name
of the White Plains, laid out for Joseph Bud and others,
by Cadwallader Colden, 141

March 3. Petition of Godfred De Wulffen, for a grant of 150
acres of the land lying vacant and unappropriated in this
province, with 143

March 12. Report of R. Walter, chairman of the committee
of council, to whom the same was referred, 143

March 24. Warrant of survey for 150 acres of land in the
county of Albany, for Godfried Dewulfen, 143

March 24. Petition of Hugh Munro, for a grant of 2,000
acres of the vacant and unappropriated land in this pro-
vince, 144

March 24. Report of R. Walter, chairman of the committee
of the council to whom the same was referred, 144

March 24. Petition of Anne Ilooglandt, praying a grant for
so much of the 2,000 acres allotted to her husband in his
lifetime, in the patent of Wawayunda as shall be found
to lie within the bounds of Evans patent, 1 45

Oct. 4. Report of Gerard : Beekman, from the committee to
whom the same was referred, 115

April 5. Petition of Detcrich Marterstock, praying a patent

160 LAND PAPERS. [vol. viii.

Page.
1722. for 500 acres of land in this province of which the crown

now stands vested, 146

April 24. Description of a survey of 2,500 acres of land in
the county of Ulster, upon Shawungunk river, being part
of the tract formerly granted to Capt. John Evans, laid out
for Jacobus Bruyn and Henry Wilernan, by Cadwallader
Colder, survr. gen., 149

April 25. Description of a survey of a tract of land in Ulster
county, (or in Orange county near the bounds of the
county of Ulster,) being part of the re-assumed lands of
Capt. John Evans, laid out for John Lawrence, by Cad-
walladen Colden, survr. gen., 150

March 27. Description of a survey of a tract of land in
Orange county, on the Murderer's creek, being part of the
re-assumed lands of Capt. John Evans, granted by patent
to Andrew Nicolls, Cadwallader Colden, survr. gen.,. . . . 151

May 7. Description of a survey of 1,250 acres of land in the
county of Orange, being part of the land formerly granted
to Capt. John Evans, laid out for John Dupuy, by Cad-
wallader Colden, survr. gen., 152

May 7. Certificate to John Dupuy, for a certain tract of land
in the county of Orange, containing 1,250 acres, being
part of the land formerly granted to Capt. John Evans, . . 153

May 8. Warrant for a patent to John Dupuy, for a tract of
land in the county of Orange, 154

May 22. Petition of Jaques Pullion, for a warrant of survey
to run out and ascertain the precise bounds of a tract of
land on the south side of Staten Island, confirmed by
patent to one John Bodine, and now vested in the peti-
tioner, (see vol. iv, page 141,) 155

May 23. Petition of Henry Van Ranselaer, in relation to
the iDretensions of Coonradt Borghardt and Elias Van
Schaack, and praying a warrant to run out and ascertain
the northern and eastern bounds of Claverack, 156

May 22. Description of a survey of 2,000 acres of land
in the county of Ulster, being part of the land formerly
granted to Capt. John Evans, adjoining the patent of
Jacobus Kip and others, laid out for William Bradford,
by Cadwallader Colden, surveyor gen., 157

May 23. Warrant for a patent to William Bradford, for a
tract of land in the county of Ulster, 158

June 20. Warrant of survey for a tract of land in the Ma-
hauks country, about three miles from the river at a kill
called Otsquage, purchased under a license by John Con-
Weisser, junior, and others, beginning by a creek which
comes in the kill of Otsquage, and so running up west on
both sides of the said kill Otsquage to a place called the
Keykuyt, 159

June 20. Certificate to Godfried Dewulfen, for a tract of 150
acres of land in the county of Albany, lying on the west
bank of Hudson's river, (seepage 142,) 160

June 21. Petition of Charles Congreve, praying a patent for
a tract of land containing 600 acres, formerly laid out for

vol. viil] LAND PAPERS. 161

Pago.
1722. him in the tract of land late Capt. John Evans, with the

addition of 200 acres adjoining to the same, 161

June 23. Petition of Charles Congreve, for a grant of 800
acres of the land lying vacant and unappropriated in this
province, 162

June 28. Petition of Adrian Gerritse, in behalf of himself
and others, the patentees of the town of Hurly, in rela-
tion to the division line between Marbletown and Hurly, 163

June 16. Affidavit of Albert Roosa, one of the trustees of
the town of Hurley, that Cornells Eltinge, in the month
of January, hath carried away wood from the land in dis-
pute between Hurley and Marbletown, 164

May 4. Map of 2,740 acres of land in the county of Ulster,
being the tract in difference between the towns of Hurley
and "Marbletown, surveyed at the request of the trustees

of Hurly town, by Corns. Low, junr., dept. survr., 165

1718. Nov 26. Map demonstrating how the lines of Hurly run to
the bounds of the New Paltz, as expressed by their
patent and act of Generall Assembly, surveyed by Henry

Van Derburgh, dept. survr., . . . , 166

1722. July 5. Petition of Cornelius Elting, in relation to the lands
in dispute between Marbletown and Hurley, and his own
right therein, 167

June 1. Affidavit of Cornelius Elting, that the lands held by
him and his ancestors for many y^ars past, in the town of
Marbletown, have by the division line lately established,
fallen within the town of Hurley, 167

July 9. Indian deed to John Conrad Weiser, junr., and
others, for a certain tract of land lying and being on both
sides of the Mohaugs river, beginning at the first carry-
ing place, being the eastermost bounds, called by the
natives Astenrogen, running along on both sides of the
said river westerly unto Ganendagaraen or the upper end
of it, it being about twenty-four English miles long on
both sides of the said river, together with all the wood-
land northerly and southerly of the said meadow land, as
far as the said Palintins or high Dutch men please, 168

July 30. Description of a survey of 1,000 acres of land in
the county of Ulster, being part of the lands formerly
granted to Capt. John Evans, laid out for Stephen Du-
blois, by Cadwallader Colden, survr. genl., 169

July 30. Certificate to Stephen Dublois, for a certain tract
of 1,000 acres of land in the county of Ulster, being part
of the tract formerly granted to Capt. John Evans, 1 70

Aug. 9. Affidavit of Albert Miner, concerning the bounds of
the highlands and Evans' patent, 171

Feb. 13. Affidavit of Francis Wessels, concerning the bounds
of the highlands and Evans' patent, 172

Feb. 13. Affidavit of John D'Honneur, concerning the bounds
of the highlands, 173

Feb. 13. Affidavit of Cornelius Low, concerning the bounds
of the highlands, 174

21

162 LAND PAPERS. vol. viii.

Page.
1722. Feb. 13. Affidavit of Charles Phillips, concerning the bounds

of the highlands, 175

July 6. Affidavit of Peter Herring, concerning the bounds
of the highlands, 176

Feb. 13. Affidavit of William Bond, concerning the bounds
of the highlands, 177

Aug. 8. Affidavit of David Provoost, concerning the bounds
of the highlands, 178

Aug. 8. Affidavit of Goser Van Schaick, concerning the
bounds of the highlands, 178

Aug. 8. Affidavit of Cornelius Low, junr., concerning the
bounds of the highlands, 178

Aug. 8. Affidavit of Abraham Wendell, Harmanus Fisher,
Evert Bogardus and Jacob Schermerhorn, concerning the
bounds of the highlands, 179

Aug. 8. Affidavit of John Van Ness, concerning the bounds
of the highlands, 180

July 6. Affidavit of Peter Corteyleau, concerning the bounds

of the highlands, 181

1718. Oct. 10. Memorial of Aug: Graham, surveyor general, in
relation to the bounds of Evans' patent, and the warrants

issued to him for laying out lands therein, 182

1722. Feb. 13. Report of R. Walter and others of the council,

concerning the bounds of Evans' patent, 183

March 1. WaiTant of survey to run out and ascertain the
limits and bounds of Evans' patent, 184

Caveat entered by Ebenezer Willson, John Van Home and
Anthony Rutgers, on behalf of themselves and others,
the patentees and persons interested in the lands known
as Wawayunda and Minisincks, against the recording of
the return of any new survey of the line of division be-
twixt the said lands and the lands formerly granted to
Capt. John Evans, and against the passing of any grant
for any tracts of land comprehended within the aforesaid
new supposed division line and the former division line,
until they be heard thereupon by their counsel, 185

May 30. Description of a survey of part of the limits and
bounds of Evans' patent, beginning at Stoney Point and
running northwest over a hill part of which makes the
Stony Point, and is called in the Indian, Kunnoghky or
Kunnoghkin, Cadwallader Golden, survr. general, 186

Aug. 13. Report of R. Walter, chairman of the committee
of council, to whom was referred the minute prepared by
the attorney general, upon a hearing of several affidavits
taken, concerning the northwest line of Evans' patent,. . 187

Petition of John Scott, for license to purchase a tract of
land lying about four miles above Fort Hunter, on the
south side of the Mohauks river, 188

Aug. 31. Report of Lewis Morris, junr., chairman of the
committee of council, to whom the same was referred,. . 188

Sept. 3. Indian deed to Lewis Morris and others, of a cer-
tain tract of meadow and wood land on the south side of
the Maquaes river, about 10 miles above Fort Hunter,

vol. viii.] LAND PAPERS. 163

1722. beginning from the west side of a hill by 'the said river-
side, called by the Indians Kanendahhere, by the Chris-
r tians lately called Antony's nose and so runs up along the
said river to the west side of a certain creek called On-
nezereah, from thence goes into the woods the depth of
four English miles, carrying the same breadth all the way
into ye woods from the river side, 189

Sept. 6. Indian deed to Lewis Morris and others, of a certain
tract of meadow and wood land lying on the south side
of the Maquaes river about twelve miles above Fort Hun-
ter, beginning from the west side of a certain kill by the
river side called Utsogowanhe, and so up along the said
river westerly to a certain fountain known by the name of
Goghnonrede, about a quarter of a mile from the river,
then into the woods to the depth of four English miles,
carrying the same breadth all the way into the woods as
it hath by the said river side, 1 90

July 5. Warrant of survey for all such parcel or parcels of
land as have been formerly possessed and enjoyed by the
minister of the parish of Rye, (Westchester Co.,) 191

Sept. 24. Description of a survey of two parcels of land for-
merly possessed and enjoyed by the minister of the parish
of Rhye, in the county of Westchester, one situate in the
townfield, beginning near the fence of Ebenezer Kniffen,
and containing about 7^ acres, the other called the home
lot in which the town house or parsonage stands, contain-
ing about 2 acres, William Forster, dep. surveyor, [with
draught,] 192

Oct. 3. Indian deed to Lewis Morris and others, of a certain
tract of meadow and wood land on the south side of the
Maquaes river about thirteen miles above Fort Hunter,
beginning at the river side on the west side of a certain
fountain called Ioghnowreda, which lies about a quarter
of a mile from the river, and so runs up along the river
to a hill called Tsidiosowenyou, which comes down to the
river, being about three English miles above Ioghnow-
reda aforesaid, thence runs into the woods to the depth
of four English miles, carrying the same breadth all the
way into the woods as it hath by the said river side, as
also the islands in the river over against the said meadow
land, 193

Oct. 3. Petition of Francis Harrison, Lewis Morris, junior,
and others, praying a patent for 12,000 acres of land
within the bounds of a tract in the Mohauks country,
purchased by them under a license, lying on the north
side of the Mohauks river, beginning at the northwest
bounds of the land belonging to Abraham De Peyster and
Harmen Van Slyck, running thence north along the river
to the place where the river makes a turn to the eastward,
at which place there are two or three islands, which is
little above the castle called Dekagjoharone, and back
into the woods five miles, 194

164 LAND PAPERS. [vol. viii.

Page.
1722. Oct. 4. Report of R. Walter, chairman of the committee of

council to whom the same was referred, 1 94

Dee. 16. Warrant of survey for the docks and wharves to be
erected on the East river, between Maiden lane and Wall
street in the city of New York, 194

Dec. 20. Description of a survey of that part of the soil of
the East river between Maiden lane and Wall street, in
the city of New York, in which the new wharves are to
be erected, surveyed for Garret Vanhorne and others, by
Cadwallader Colden, survr. gen., 195

Oct. 3. Petition of John Scott, praying a patent for 1,500
acres within the bounds of the tract purchased by him
under a license, on the south side of the Mohauks river,
opposite over against the land of John Collins, beginning
at the head of Kanowahkee to the first kill or creek so
joins to Orachkee butting the river northerly, and run-
ning round under the hills to the southward, together
with the woodland, 197

Oct. 4. Report of Rip Van Dam, chairman of the committee
of the council to whom the same was referred, 197

Sept. 25. Petition of Christopher Denne, praying a patent
for a tract of about 2,000 of land in the county of Orange,
which has been cut off from Wawayunda, to which he
supposed it proper belonged by the new N. W. line of
Evans patent, with 198

Oct. 4. Report of the committee of council to whom the
same was referred, 198

Oct. 6. Description of a survey of 1,000 acres of land in the
county of Ulster, being part of the lands formerly granted
to Capt. John Evans, beginning at the southeast corner
of the land laid out for Stephen Dublois, laid out for
George Burnet, by Cadwallader Colden, survr. gen., ... 199

Oct. 19. Description of a survey of 1,500 acres of land in
the county of Albany, on the south side of Mohawk's river
about two miles above Fort Hunter, being part of a larger
tract purchased from the Indians, beginning at a certain
brook called by the Indians Oghrackie, otherwise known
by the name of Arie's creek where it falls into Maquaes
river, laid out for John Scot, by Cadwallader Colden,
suvr. gen., 200

VOLUME IX.

1722-1726.

Pago.

1722. Oct. 19. Certificate to John Scott, for a certain tract of land
on the south side of the Mohawk's river, about two miles
above Fort Hunter, 1

Oct. 22. Description of survey of a certain tract or parcel of
land on the south side of the Mohawk's river, being three
tracts of land purchased of the native Indians, beginning
at the northwest side of a certain hill on the south side
of the Maquaes river, called by the Indians Kanendakhe-
rie and lately called by the Christians Anthony's nose,
containing 6,000 acres, surveyed for Lewis Morris, by
Cadwallader Colden, survr. genl., 2

Oct. 23. Petition of Stephen Dublois, for a grant of 1,000
acres of the land lying vacant and unappropriated in this
province, 3

Oct. 24. Report of R. Walter, chairman of the committee of
council, to whom the same was referred, 3

Oct. 23. Warrant for a patent to Lewis Morris and others,
for a ti-act of land lying on the south side of the Mohawk
river, (see page 2,) 4

Oct. 24. Warrant of survey for 1,000 acres of the vacant
land in Evans' patent, now vested in the crown, for
Stephen Dublois, 5

Oct. 29. Petition of Lancaster Symes, in behalf of himself
and others, praying a warrant to survey Staten Island, in
order to ascertain the quantity of vacant land thereon, . . 6

Nov. 1. Petition of John Christ Gerlach, in behalf of him-
self and other distressed palatines, for a license to pur-
chase a tract of land in the Mohauks country, at some
miles distance from any part of the Mohauks river, on a
creek commonly called the Canada creek, 7

Nov. 1. Report of R. Walter, chairman of the committee of
council to whom the same was referred, 7

Nov. 2. License to Godfrey Dewolven, John Christ Gerlach
and others, to purchase a tract of land in the Mohauks
country, on the Canada creek, 8

166 LAND PAPERS. [vol. ix.

Page.
1722. Nov. 29. Petition of William Burnet, junior, and others, for
a license to purchase some vacant land on* the Mohacks
river, 9

Dec. 1. Report of John Barberie, chairman of the committee
of council to whom the same was referred, 9

De^. 3. Description of a survey of 1,140 acres of land, for
Christopher Denn, being that part of the land now in his
possession, which is within the northwest line which is
the southwest bounds of the land formerly granted to
Capt. John Evans, Cadwallader Colden, survr. genl.,. ... 10

Dec. 5. Certificate to Henry Lane, for 2,000 acres of land in
the county of Ulster, adjoining the patents to Mcintosh,
McKnight and Noxen, 11

Dec. 5. Description of a survey of 2,000 acres of land in the
county of Ulster, beginning at the northwest corner of
the land granted to Phineas Mcintosh, being part of the
lands formerly granted to Capt. Jno. Evans, surveyed for
Henry Lane, by Cadwallader Colden, survr. genl., 12

Dec. 6. Petition of Francis Child, praying to be admitted
as a patentee in the patent for extending the wharves be-
tween Maiden lane and Wall street, 13

Dec. 6. Warrant for a patent to Henry Lane, for a tract of
land set out to him, as appears by a certificate, 14

Dec. 13. License to William Burnet, junr., and others, to
purchase 6,000 acres of vacant land in the Mohacks
country, 15

Dec. 14. Description of a survey of 2,000 acres of land in
the county of Ulster, being part of the lands formerly
granted to Capt. John Evans, adjoining the lands of
Thomas Noxen and Patrick MacKnight, surveyed for
James Smith, by Cadwallader Colden, survr. genl., 16

Petition of Henry Lane, attorney to Daniel Legg, of Lon-
don, for a warrant of survey for 1,500 acres of land, part
of the estate in Dutchess county, of Mrs. Catherine Brett, 17

Petition of Richard Sackett, for a warrant of survey to run
the north line of Mrs. Brett's patent, his land lying adjoin-
ing thereto, (Dutchess Co.,) 19

Petition of William Apples, in relation to lot of ground in
the city of New York, lying and being to the south of
the Beaver's path, between the fort and the lot of John

Stevenson, 20

7 ,T23. Jan. 11. Petition of Francis Harison and others, praying
that the 12,000 acres of land purchased by them in the
Mohacks county, may be taken up in three patents, (see
vol. viii, page 194,) 21

Jan. 17. Warrant of survey for a tract of land for John Jost
Petri and Conradt Rickert and others, lying on both sides
of the Mohacks river, beginning at the first carrying place,
being the eastermost bounds called Astenrogen, running
along on both sides of the said river westerly unto Ganen-
dagaren or the upper end of it, being about twenty-four
English miles long on both sides of the-said river, 22

Feb. 6. Indian deed to William York and others, of a cer-

vol. ix.] LAND PAPERS. 167

Page.
1723. tain tract of land lying and being on the east side of
Schohare kill, at the south bounds of a patent granted to
Mr. Myndert Schuyler and company, and on the west side
of the said kill, at the south bounds of a patent granted
to Adam Vrooman, and so south along both sides of said
kill and the foot of the hills as they wind and turn till it
takes in 600 acres, (see vol. vm, page 136,) 23

Feb. 11. Certificate to James Henderson, for two certain
tracts of land in the county of Ulster, being part of the
tract formerly granted to Capt. John Evans, one contain-
ing 1,184 acres, the other 530 acres, (New Windsor and
Cornwall, Orange Co.,) 24

Feb. 1 1 . Description of a survey of two tracts of land in the
county of Ulster, being part of the tract formerly granted
to Capt. John Evans, one containing 1,184 acres, the other
530 acres, (New Windsor and Cornwall, Orange Co.,) . . 25

Feb. 11. Description of a survey of 1,000 acres of land on
the Verkeerde kill, in the county of Ulster, being part of
the tract formerly granted to Capt. John Evans, surveyed
for Stephen Dublois, by Cadwallader Colden, survr. genl.,
(Shawangunk,) 26

Feb. 11. Certificate to Stephen Dublois, for 1,000 acres of
land on the Verkerde kill, in the county of Ulster, (Sha-
wangunk,) 27

Feb. 12. Indian deed to Jan Christian Garlick, of a certain
tract of land in the Mohacks country, on the north side of
the Mohaks river, between Canidas kill and Garoga creek,
(see vol. vm, page 135,) 28

Feb. 12. Warrant for a patent, to Stephen Dublois, for a tract
of land set out to him, as appears by a certificate, (see
page 27,) 29

Feb. 12. Warrant for a patent, to James Henderson, for two
certain tracts of land set out to him, as appears by a cer-
tificate, (see page 24,) 30

Feb. 12. Caveat, entered by Thomas Clarke, against grant-
ing any patent to Francis Childs, or any other, to fill up
or build between the wharf of said Clark (which begins
on the east side of Wall slip and runs east 68 feet) and
the water side, (New York city,) (see vol Y,page 136,) . . 31

Feb. 22. Caveat, entered by Gerard Schuyler and Peter De
Grove, in behalf of themselves and Adolp DeGrove, to
prevent any persons having a patent to fill up or build
between the wharf commonly known by the name of
Clarke's, lying on the east side of Wall slip, and so runs
eastward 68 feet, «2

Mar. 1. Warrant of survey, for 2,000 acres of the land in
Evans' patent, of which the crown now stands vested, (see
vol. vm, page 145,) 33

Feb. 28. Petition of Robert Walter, Rip Van Dam and
Hendrick Hansen, in behalf of themselves and company,
praying a patent for 8,000 acres of land, within the bounds
of then- purchase in the Mohacks country, with (see vol.
vm, page 99,) 34

168 LAND PAPERS. [vol. ix.

Page.
1723. Feb. 4. Report of Gerard : Beekman, chairman of the com-
mittee of council, to whom the same was referred, 34

Feb. 28. Petition of David Provoost and Phillip Schuyler,
praying a patent for a certain piece of wood land, in the
county of Albany, bounded to the north by the wood land
of Cornelius Swits, on the east by the west bounds of
Counestagajone, on the south by the north bounds of the
town of Schenectady, 35

Mar. 4. Report of Gerard Beekman, chairman of the com-
mittee of council, to whom the same was referred, 35

Mar. 4. Petition of Edward Broomhead, for a grant of 2,000
acres of land, lying vacant and unappropriated, in this
province, 36

Mar. 8. Report of Rip Van Dam, chairman of the committee,
to whom the same was referred, 36

Mar. 4. Petition of John Conrad Weisser, Jun., and others,
for a license to purchase a tract of land, in the Mohauks
country, three miles distant from any part of the Mohacks
river, near a creek, called by the Indians, Otqshage, .... 37

Mar. 8. Report of Rip Van Dam, chairman of the committee,
to whom the same was referred, 37

Mar. 4. Petition of Dederick Marterstock, for a grant of 150
acres of land, lying vacant and unappropriated, in this .
province, with 38

Mar. 8. Report of Rip Van Dam, chairman of the committee,
to whom the same was referred, 38

Mar. 7. Petition of Rip Van Dam and others, praying a
patent for two hundred feet of the soil of the East river,
beyond low-water mark, between Rip Van Dam's corner,
at the lower end of Maiden lane, to the corner, called
Thomas Clark's corner, that comes from Wall street, (New
York,) (see vol. viii, page 103,) 39

Mar. 16. Description of a survey of six tracts of land, within
the bounds of a tract, on the Maquas river, purchased by
Francis Harrison and others, of the Indians, containing,
in all, 12,000 acres, surveyed for the purchasers, by Cad-
wallader Colden, survr. genl., (Oppenheim and Palatine,
Montgomery county,) (see page 21,) 40

Mar. 7. Petition of Gerrardus Beekman, praying a patent for
a lot of land, in the East ward, in the city of New York,
bounded westerly by Robert Winnalls, easterly by the
tanyard of George Aston, southerly by ClyfF street, and
northerly by land now or late of Henry Beekman, and
contains, in breadth, in front and rear, forty-four feet
>» and a half, and in length, on both sides, 100 feet, 41

Mar. 16. Description of a survey, of 2,000 acres of land, in
the county of Orange, within the bounds of the tract for-
merly granted to Capt. John Evans, being a tract of land
formerly surveyed for her, by agreement with the paten-
tees of Wawayandee, surveyed for Amie Hooglanclt, by
Cadwallader Colden, survr. general, (see vol. viii, page
1 45,) 42

Mar. 13. Certificate to Anne Hooglandt,- for 2,000 acres of

vol. ix.] LAND PAPERS. 169

Pago.
1723. land, in the county of Orange, within the bounds of the

patent formerly granted to Capt. John Evans, 43

Mar. 14. Warrant for a patent, to Anne Hooglandt, for a

tract of land set out for her, as appears by a certificate, . . 44
Mar. 1 7. Warrant for a patent, to Francis Harrison and othr
ers, for six tracts of land set out for them, as appears by

a certificate, • • 45

Mar. 16. Certificate to Francis Harrison and others, for six
tracts of land, of 2,000 acres each, within the bounds of a
tract purchased by them, in the Mohacks country, (see

page 40,) 45

Mar. 25. Petition of Hendrick Ten Eyck, for a license to
purchase 800 acres of land, on the south side of the

Mohauks river, in the Mohauks country, 46

Mar. 25. Petition of Johannes Roseboom, for a license to
purchase a tract of land, on the south side of the Mohauks

river, in the Mohauks country, 47

Mar. 28. Description of a survey of sundry tracts of land, on
both sides of the Mohawk's or Maques river, above the
falls, called, by the Indians, Astenrogen, surveyed by
Phillip Verplanck and Nicholas Schuyler, deputy survey-
ors, (see page 22,) 48

Mar. 30. Draught of a Avarrant of survey, for the tract of
land on the north side of the Mohauk's river, purchased
by Francis Harrison and others, and for which a patent
has been granted to the said purchasers, (seepage 45,) ... 50
April 6. Affidavit of Robert Bloomer, attesting the payment
of the quit-rent due upon his land, in John RichbelPs
patent, for which said land was seized, in the time of Gov.

Dongan, and the loss of the receipt for the same, 51

April 6. Affidavit of Robert Bloomer, Jun., corroborating

the same, 51

April 18. Petition of Martha Heathcote, widow, and others,
for an order to the receiver general, to deduct and allow
the quit-rent paid by Robert Bloomer, as appears by the

foregoing affidavits, with 52

April 19. Report of Rip Van Dam, chairman of the commit-
tee of council, to whom the same was referred, 52

May 25. Warrant for a patent, to Edward Broomhead, for a

tract of land set out to him, as appears by a certificate, . . 53
May 24. Certificate to Edward Broomhead, for 2,000 acres
of land, in the county of Ulster, lying near the village of
Showangunck, beginning on the west side of the Klyne
kill, near the hills, at a place called, by the Indians,

Weighquatenhonk, • 54

Petition of Lewis Morris and others, praying a new patent
to cover a mistake in that granted him for 6,000 acres of

land on the Mohaws river, 55

May 25. Warrant for a patent to Lewis Morris and others
for a tract of land set out to them as appears by a certifi- .

cate, 56

May 24. Description of a survey of a tract of land on the
south side of the Mohawks river near Anthony's nose,
22

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Page.
1723. containing 6,450 acres, laid out for Lewis Morris and

others, by Cadwallader Colden, survr. gen., 57

May 10. Indian deed to Conradt Wyser, junior, and others,
of a tract of land in the Mohacks country, about three
miles from the river at a kill called Otsquage, beginning
by a kill which comes into Otsquage, called Otsoquene
and so running up west on both sides of the Otsquage
kill to a place called the Keykuyt, 58

May 10. Draft of certificate to Charles Congreve, for 800
acres of land lying upon Hudson's river in the county of
Orange, beginning at Stony Point, being part of the lands
formerly granted to Capt. John Evans, (Haverstraw, Rock-
land Co.,) 59

May 10. Description of a survey of 800 acres of land lying
upon Hudson's river in the county of Orange, beginning
at Stony Point, being part of the lands formerly granted
to Capt. John Evans, surveyed for Charles Congreve, by
Cadwallader Colden, surv. gen., (Haverstraw, Rockland,) 60

May 10. Exemplification of a certificate to Charles Con-
greve, for a tract of 800 acres of land lying upon the
west side of Hudson's river in the county of Orange,
beginning at Stony Point, being part of the lands for-
merly granted to Capt. John Evans, (Haverstraw, Rock-
land Co.,) 61

May 11. Warrant for a patent to Charles Congreve, for a
tract of land set out to him as appear by a certificate,. . . 62

May 20. Indian deed to William Bowen and others, of a cer-
tain tract of land in the Mohauks country, beginning at
Candida creek, behind Captain John Collins' line and
Hendrick Hansen's line, 63

May 23. Petition of Daniell Chubb, for a grant of some
vacant land near the Connecticut line, 64

May 24. Certificate to Edward Broomhead, for a certain
tract of land in the county of Ulster, near the village of
Shawangunck, being part of the land formerly granted to
Capt. John Evans, beginning on the west side of a certain
brook called Klyne kill, (see page 54,) 65

May 24. Certificate to Anne Hooglandt, for a certain tract
or parcel of land in the county of Orange, being part of
the land formerly granted to Capt. John Evans, having
been formerly surveyed for her by agreement with the
patentees of Wawayandee, (see page 43,) 66

May 24. Patent to Anne Hooglandt, for 2,000 acres of land
in the county of Orange, being part of the lands formerly
granted to Capt. John Evans, being likewise a tract of
land formerly surveyed for her by agreement with the
patentees of Wawayandee, 66

May 24. Description of a survey for Edward Broomhead, of
1,000 acres of land in the county of Ulster, near the vil-
lage of Shawongunk, being part of the land formerly
granted to Capt. John Evans, beginning on the west side
of Klyne kill, .- — -; 67

May 25. Warrant for a patent to Lewis Morris and others,

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Page.
1723. for a tract of land set out to them as appears by a certifi-
cate, G8

May 24. Exemplification of a certificate to Lewis Morris and
others, for a certain tract of land on the south side of the
Mohauks river, striking said river on the west at a place
where the hill called by the native Indians Tsidrosowen-
gon reaches the bank of said river, and containing in all
6,450 acres, 63

May 30. Petition of John Pieterse Mebee, praying a grant
and confirmation ef 400 acres of wood land adjoining his
patent on the Tiondorogoes creek, 69

June 13. Petition of Richard Jerrard and William Bull,
praying a patent for 2,600 acres of land in the county of
Orange, including the land purchased by them from the
patentees of Wawayunda, recently found to be within the
bounds of Evans' patent, 70

June 13. Report of Cadwallader Colden, chairman of the
committee to whom the same was referred, 70

June 20. Description of a survey of 600 acres of land lying
in four lots, the first begins at the southermost bounds
upon Schohary creek of the lands granted to Myndert
Schuyler and others, the second begins at a place com-
monly called the Afgevallen Berghen, and along Schohary
creek, the third tract begins at the northermost point of
a piece of flatland called the first Brekebeen, the fourth be-
gins at the northermost corner on the west side of the
creek called the second Brekebeen, surveyed for William
York and others, 71

June 21. List of names to be inserted in patent for Lawyer's
purchase at Schohare, containing as by estimation about
40,000 acres, 72

June 21. Warrant for a patent to William York and others,
for four tracts of land laid out for them as appears by a
certificate, with 73

June 20. Exemplification of a certificate to William York
and others, for 600 acres of land purchased by them of
the native Indians lying in four several lots on the Scho-
hary kill, (see page 71,) 73

June — . Draught of a patent to William York, and others,
for four tracts of land on Schohary kill, containing in all
600 acres, (incomplete,) 73

June 21. Description of a survey of 1,100 acres of laud being
a tract lying in the county of Albany on the^north side of
the Mohawks river, above the fall of the said river, which
is about 40 miles above Fort Hunter, surveyed for Anna
Kast and others, by Cadwallader Colden, survr. gen.,. ... 74

June 21. Certificate to Anna Kast and others, for a tract of
land on the north side of the Mohawks river about 40 miles
above Fort Hunter, beginning at a certain hill about
sixty chains below a certain brook called by the Indians
Rascetath, containing 1,100 acres, 75

June 22. Warrant for a patent to Anna Kast and others, for
a tract of land set out to them, as appears by a certificate, 76

172 LAND PAPERS. [vol. ix.

Page.

1723. June 26. Certificate to Francis Harrison, for a certain lot of

land now in his possession, being his share in an allotment
of 5,000 acres granted him in company with Mary Tatham
and others, beginning on the west bank of Hudson's river,
and containing 1,000 acres, together with an undivided fifth
part of ye meadow ground called the Dance Chamber,
and 315 acres adjoining the west bounds of the aforesaid
tract of 1,000 acres, for highways, 77

June 27. Warrant for a patent to Francis Harrison, for two
tracts of land set out to him, as appears by a certificate,
with = 78

June 26. Exemplification of certificate to Francis Harrison,
for the same, 78

June 27. Certificate to William York and others, for a tract
of land lying on the south side of Schohare, in the county
of Albany, on the east side of a place called Schohare kill,
at the south bounds of a patent granted to one Myndert
Schuyler, and laid out in four parcels, (see page 73,) 79

June 27. Petition of John Pieterse Mebee, for a license to
purchase 600 acres of vacant land in the county of Albany, 80

1724. March 31. Report of R. Walter, chairman of the committee

to whom the same was referred, 80

1723. June 21. Exemplification of a certificate to Anna East and
others, for 1,000 acres of land on the north side of the
Mohauks river, (see page 76,) 81

Description of a survey of two tracts of land for Francis
Harrison, one containing 1,000 acres, being his share in
an allotment of 5,000 acres granted him in company with
Mary Tatham and others, the other lying upon the west
bounds of the aforesaid tract and containing 315 acres,
Cadwallader Colden, survr. genl., (see page 77,) 82

Aug. 9. Description of a survey of 2,600 acres of land in
the county of Orange, being part of the tract formerly
granted to Capt. John Evans, laid out for Richard Jer-
rard and William Bull, by Cadwallader Colden, survr.
genl., 83

Aug. 10. Warrant for a patent to Richard Jerrard and Wil-
liam Bull, for a tract of land set out to them, as appears
by a certificate, with 84

Aug. 9. Exemplification of certificate to Richard Jerrard and
William Bull, for a certain tract of land in the county of
Orange, being part of the land formerly granted to Capt.
JohnEvans, beginning at a certain point in the line that
is supposed to divide the counties of Orange and Ulster,
commonly called the west line, 84

Aug. 10. Warrant for a patent to Lewis Rou, minister of the
French church in the city of New York, for two lots and
houses in the dockward of said city, bounded southerly
by Mill street otherwise Jew street, being the estate of
Richard Ellet, deceased, which, in default of heirs, has
escheated to the crown, 85

Description of a survey of a tract of land in the county of
Albany, about two miles from the north side of the Mo-

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Page.

1723. hawks river, and about seven miles above Fort Hunter, in
separate allotments, for John Christian Garlach and his
associates, Cadwallader Colden, survr. genl., 86

Sept. 13. Draught of certificate to John Christian Garlack
and others, for a tract of land lying in the Mohauks
country, beginning in the woods two or three miles from
the Mohauks river, at a kill or creek called Canidas kill,. 87

Sept. 14. Warrant for a patent to John Christian Garlack
and others, for a tract of land set out to them, as appears
by a certificate, with 88

Sept. 13. Certificate to John Christian Garlick and others,
for a tract of land in the Mohauks country, set out to
them in separate allotments, 88

1724. Jan. 20. Petition of Conradt Weisser, junr., and others, for

a patent for a tract of land in the Mohauks country, about
three miles from the river, at a kill called Otsquage,
beginning by a creek which comes into the kill of Ots-
quage, called Otsoquene, 89

Jan. 23. Petition of William Burnet, junr., and others, for a
license for one year longer to purchase a tract of 6,000
acres of land in the Mohauks country, 90

Jan. 27. License to William Burnet, junr., and others, to
purchase 6,000 acres of land in the Mohauks country, ... 91

Feb. 1. Draught of a patent to Edward Broomhead, for a
tract of land in the county of Ulster, near the village of
Showangunck, on the west side of the Klyne kill, at a
place called by the Indians Weighguatenhonk, 92

March 9. Warrant of survey to William York, for a tract of
land lying on the south side of Schohare, in the county
of Albany, beginning on the east side of Schohare kill, at
the south bounds of a patent granted to Myndert Schuyler, 93

March 19. Petition of Andrew Fresneau and John Dupuy,
for a grant of a certain lot of land lying in the east ward
in the city of New York, of which John Macloud died
seized, now reverted in the crown by escheat, 94

April 8. Petition of Hartman Vindeker and others, of the
distressed palatines, for a license to purchase a tract of
vacant land above the great falls, in the Mohauks country,
or the creek called Kahjarue, 95

April 8. License to Hartman Vindeker and others, to pur-
chase a tract of land in the Mohauks country, above the
great falls or the creek called Kahjarue, 96

May 23. Description of a survey of 300 acres of land, con-
veyed to James Gembell and John Humphreys, by Patrick
Home, surveyed for them by Cadwallader Colden, survr.
genl., [with draught,] (New Windsor, Orange Co.,) ... . 97

June 6. Petition of Richard Jerrard, for a grant of 1,000
acres of the vacant and unappropriated land in this pro-
vince, with 98

June 13. Report of Cadwallader Colden, from the committee
of council to whom the same was referred, 98

June 13. Petition of William Burnet, junr., and others, pray-
ing to have the license granted them to purchase lands in

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Page.
1724. the Mohacks country, upon a former petition recalled, and
a new one for 8,000 acres of land in that country granted,
they having admitted Robert Livingston, junr., as a party
to the same, 99

June 13. Draught of a license to William Burnet, junr., and
others, to purchase 8,000 acres of land in the Mohacks
country, 100

June 13. Petition of Jacob Sharp, Christophel Hagabom and
Jacob Shoemaker, in behalf of themselves and others,
palatines, praying a patent for all that certain tract of land
lying and being in the mannour of Livingston, in Dutchess
county, on the south side of Roeloff Johnson's kill, and
east side of Hudson's river, beginning at a landing place
called Point Robert which is about two English miles
south of the mannour house, and containing about 6,000
acres, 101

June 13. Report of Cadwallader Colden, from the committee
of council, to whom the foregoing petition was referred, 102

June 13. Order in council upon the foregoing report, 103

June 22. Draught of a patent to Anna Kast and others, for
1,100 acres of land on the north side of the Mohawks river
above the fall of the said river, which is about 40 miles
above Fort Hunter, beginning at a certain hill about 60
chains from a certain brook there called Raxcetoth, 104

June 13. Petition of Archibald Kennedy, for a grant of 2,000
acres of the vacant and unappropriated land of this pro-
vince, 105

June 13. Report of Cadwallader Colden, from the committee
to whom the same was referred, ... 105

June 13. Report of Cadwallader Colden, from the committee
to whom was referred the petition of John Haskoll, for
a lot of land formerly belonging to Macloud, 105

June 24. Petition of Wm. Bull, for a grant of 500 acres of
the vacant and unappropriated land of the province,. ... 106

June 29. Report of Cadwallader Colden, from the committee
to whom the same was referred, 106

June 29. Patent to John Haskoll, for a lot of ground in the
eastward in the city of New York, bounded south by
Queen's street and north by Clyff street, being part of
the estate of John Macloud, deceased, which escheated to
the crown in default of heirs, ... 107

Petition of John Haskoll, for a lot of ground in the east
ward of the city of New York, which belonged to John
Macloud, in his lifetime, but now vested in the crown,. . 108

June 29. Warrant for a patent to John Haskoll, for a lot of
ground in the eastward of the city of New York, bound
south by Queen's street and north by Van Clyff street,. . 109

July 1 . Petition of Phillip Pipon and Abraham Gouvernour
of the city of New York, owners of nine lots of land
lying and being in the township of Harlem, within

this , for a warrant to survey a tract of land called

Jochem Pieterses flatts 'or plain, which lies next to the
lots aforesaid, 110

vol. ix.] LAND PAPERS. I75

1724. July ] 1. Warrant of survey for a tract of land called Jochem

Pieterse's flatts or plain, 110

Aug. 10. Description of a survey of 1,000 acres of land in
the county of Ulster, for Richard Jerrard, being- part
of the tract formerly granted to Capt. John Evans, like-
wise 500 acres of land for William Bull, beginning at the
northwest corner of Jerrard's tract, Cadwallader Colden,
survr. gen., HI

Aug. 10. Certificate to Richard Jerrard, for 1,000 acres of
land in the county of Ulster, being part of the tract for-
merly granted to Capt. John Evans, and likewise to
William Bull 500 acres, beginning at the northwest cor-
ner of Jerrard's, 112

Aug. 11. Warrant for a patent to Richard Jerrard and Wm.
Bull, for land set out to them as appears by a certificate,
(2 copies,) 113

Aug, 10. Exemplification of a certificate to Richard Jerrard
and William Bull, H3

Aug. 26. Letter of Cadwallader Colden to the governor in
_ relation to the land petitioned for by the Palatines, 114

List of all heads of families who are willing and who are
not willing to settle on the same, 114

Aug. 27. Report of Ja: Alexander, chairman of the commit-
tee of council to whom was referred the petition of Jacob
Sharp and others, 115

Sept. 7. Warrant of survey for 6,000 acres of land within
the bounds of the manor of Livingston for Jacob Sharp
and others, 1 1 q

Aug. 27. Petition of Jno. Scott, junior, for a warrant of sur-
vey for 1,100 acres of land remaining unpatented in his
father's purchase in the Mohauks country about 4 miles
above Fort Hunter, 117

Aug. 27. Report of Ja: Alexander, chairman of the com-
mittee to whom the same was referred, 117

Aug. 27. Warrant of survey for 1,100 acres of land in the
Mohauks country for John Scott, jr., being part of his
father's purchase about 4 miles above Fort Hunter remain-
ing yet uncultivated, 113

Aug. 6. Petition of Lewis Morris, junior, and Andries Coey-
mans in behalf of themselves and the rest of the heirs of
Samuel Staats, deceased, for a warrant of survey for 2,000
acres of land near adjoining to the lands of Schohare,
purchased of the Indians by Rip Van Dam and Phillip
Schuyler, with 119

Sept. 4. Report of Fra: Harrison, chairman of the commit-
tee of council to whom the same was referred, 119

Sept. 3. Warrant of survey for 2,000 acres of land near
Schohare for Lewis Morris, jr., and Andries Coeymans, 120

Sept. 25. Indian deed to William Burnet, jr., David Provoost,
Archibald Kennedy and Robert Livingston, junior, of all
that certain tract of land on the south side of the Mohaks
river, bounded easterly to ye land formerly granted to
Capt. John Scott, and so westerly along the sd. river till

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Page.
1724. it comes to a certain hill called by ye Indians Kanendenra
otherways by the Christians Anthony's noos, and so up
into the woods to the foot of said hill, and likewise south-
erly so far up into ye woods along ye bounds of ye said
John Scott till it contains ye quantity of 8,000 acres of
land, 121

Sept. 27. Indian deed to Rodolph Stekle, Jurch Bender and
other distressed Palatines, of all that tract of land lying
between the great flatt or plain, and the land granted to
the wife and children of Johan Jarch Kest, and the other
tract being on the west of the sd. granted land on both
sides of the Maquaes river, running up westward to a
certain creek called and known by the natives Sedachquee-
dee, and in breadth in the woods on both sides of the
river six English miles, 122

Oct. 2. Declaration of the use of the Indian purchase, of
Burnet, Provoost and others, (seepage 121,) 123

Oct. 6. Description of a survey of 600 acres of land, in the
county of Orange, being part of the lands formerly granted
to Capt. John Evans, surveyed for Isaac Bobine, by Cad-
wallader Colden, survr. general, 124

Oct. 7. Warrant for a patent, to Isaac Bobin, for a tract of
land set out to him, as appears by a certificate, with .... 124

Certificate to Isaac Bobin, for a certain tract of land, in the
county of Orange, being part of the tract formerly granted
to Capt. John Evans, beginning at the most southerly
corner of the land granted to Patrick McGregory, and
containing 600 acres, 124

Oct. 15. Petition of Abraham Vanhorn and William Provoost
and others, for a license to purchase 8,000 acres of vacant
land, upon the Mohauks river, with 125

Oct. 15. Report of Rip Van Dam, from the committee of
council, to whom the same was referred, 125

Oct. 15. Petition of Thomas Noxon, for a grant of 2,000
acres of the vacant and unappropriated land of this pro-
vince, with 126

Oct. 29. Report of John Barberie, chairman of the commit-
tee of council, to whom the same was referred, 126

Oct. 22. Description of a survey of 6,000 acres of land, on
the east side of Hudson's river, formerly granted by
Robert Livingstone to Brigadier Hunter, surveyed for
Jacob Sharp, Johannis Herner, and other Palatines, by
Cadwallader Colden, surveyor genl., 127

Oct. 23. Warrant for a patent, to Jacob Sharp, Johannes
Hermer and others, for a tract of land set out to them, as
appears by a certificate, 127

Nov. 11. Petition of Obadiah Palmer and others, for a war-
rant to survey the great neck of land at Mamoroneck, in
the county of Westchester, with 128

Nov. 11. Warrant of survey to Obadiah Palmer and others,
for the same, 128

Nov. 12. Warrant of survey for 2,000 acres of the vacant

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Page.

1724. land in Evans' patent, now vested in the crown, for Tho-
mas Noxon, 128

Oct. 29. Petition of John Mebee, praying a patent for 680
acres of land, in the Mohauks country, 129

Oct. 29. Report of John Barberie, chairman of the commit-
tee to whom the same was referred, 129

Sept. 21. Indian deed, to John Peterse Mebee, for a tract of
land, in the county of Albany, lying on the west side of
a certain creek, Tiondorogue, adjoining to the west of the
low land granted to Jan Peterse Mebee, containing about
600 acres, 130

Nov. 12. Petition of Nathaniel Osborn, of Haverstraw, in
the county of Orange, for a grant of 2,000 acres of the
vacant and unappropriated land in this province, 131

Dec. 14. Draught of a patent, to Richard Jerrard and William
Bull, for two tracts of land in the county of Ulster, being
part of the lands formerly granted to Capt. John Evans,
one containing 1,000 acres, the other 500 acres, 132

1725. Jan. 14. Petition of Cornelius Low and others, praying that

some rates may be established for wharfage, &c, upon
their wharf, 133

Jan. 19. Report of Ja : Alexander, chairman of the commit-
tee to whom the same was referred, 133

Jan. 28. Draught of a patent to Cornelius Low and others,
to collect wharfage, <fcc, according to the rates specified
in the foregoing report, 133

Jan. 25. Warrant of survey, for 600 acres of land, in the
county of Albany, on the west side of Tiondoroque creek,
for Jan Peterse Mebee, 134

Draught of a certificate, to John Pieterse Mebee, for 680
acres of land, in the Mohauks country, on the west side
of Schohare creek, called, by the Indians, Tiondorogue, . 135

Jan. 27. Petition of the heirs of Gerard Beekman, deceased,
Rip Van Dam, Adolp Phillipse and Anna Peartree, in
relation to their patent, of 4,000 acres of land, in Ulster
county, near Shawongunk river, and the quit-rent upon
the same, 136

Feb. 18. Report of Cadwallader Colden, chairman of the
committee of council, to whom the foregoing petition was
referred, 137

Petition of Rodolph Stekle and Nicholas Eeckerd, in behalf
of themselves and other Palatines, praying a patent for
two tracts of land : the first lying and being between the
great flatt or plain above the fall, and the land granted to
Anna Kust and others ; and the other begins on the west
of the said granted land, on both sides of the Maquase
river, running up westward to a certain creek, called by
natives, Sedachqueedee, and in breadth, in the woods, on
both sides of the river, six English miles, 138

March 25. Report of the committee of council, to whom the
same was referred, 138

Warrant of survey for the land described in the same, 138

April 3. Warrant for a patent to John Conrad Weiser, junr.,
23

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Page.
1725. and others, Palatines, for a. tract of land set out to them,

as appears by a certificate, 139

April 2. Certificate to John Conrad Weiser, junr., and others,
palatines, for 1,637 acres of land lying on the south side
of the Maquas river, and on the north side of a creek
called Otsquage, 139

June 11. Letter from Cadwallader Colden to Isaac Bobine,
deputy secretary, in relation to the survey of said land
made by Mr. Verplank, 139

April 2. Description of a survey of 1,637 acres of land on
the south side of the Maques river, and on the north side
of a certain creek by the Indians called Otsquage, sur-
veyed for John Conrad Weiser, junr., and others, by Phil :
Verplank, dep. survr., [with draught,] (Minden, Montgo-
mery Co.,) 140

April 17. Warrant for a patent to James Alexander and
others, for a tract of land set out to them, as appears by
a certificate, 141

April 16. Certificate to James Alexander and others, for a
certain tract of land on the north side of the Mohauks
river, about five miles above Fort Hunter, beginning at
the westerly bounds of the land granted to John Collins,
and at the north side of a brook commonly called Canada
creek and by the Indians Teodondariegoe, 141, 142

April 29. Petition of William Burnet, junr., and others, pray-
ing a patent for 8,000 acres of land within the bounds of
their purchase on the south side of the Mohauks river,
bounded easterly by the land formerly granted by patent
to John Scott, and so running westerly along the said
river till it comes to a hill called by the Indians Kanen-
denra, otherways by the Christians Anthony's nose, 143

April 29. Report of Rip Van Dam, chairman of the com-
mittee of council to whom the same was referred, 143

May 22. Draught of a warrant of survey for 8,000 acres of
land on the south side of the Mohauks river, for William
Burnet, junior, and others, 144

May 20. Description of a survey of 1,100 acres of land in
the county of Albany, on the south side of the Mohauks
river, about three miles above Fort Hunter, surveyed for
John Scott, junr., by Cadwallader Colden, survr. genl., . . 145

May 20. Description of a survey of two tracts of land of
2,000 acres each, in the county of Orange, being part of
the land formerly granted to Capt. John Evans, one begin-
ning at a point on the northwest side of Scunamok hill,
near the west end of Wenihkonk hill, the other adjoins
the lands of Roger Mompesson and Anne Hooglandt,
surveyed for Edward Blagg and Johannes Hey, by Cor-
nelius Low, junr., dep. survr., 146

May 21. Warrant for a patent to John Scott, junr., for a
tract of land set out to him, as appears by a certificate,. . 147

June 23. Certificate to John Scott, junr., for a certain tract
of land in the county of Albany, on the south side of the

179

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1 725. Mohauks river, about three miles above Fort Hunter, c<

taining 1,100 acres 147

Sept. 29. Petition of Peter Mebee, praying that the surveyor
general be directed to make return of the warrant granted
to his father before his death, for surveying a tract of land
on Schohare creek, in the petitioners name, that he may

obtain a patent therefor, 148

Oct. 4. Description of a survey of 600 acres of land lying on
the west side of Schoharie river, commonly called by^the
Indians Tiondorogue, surveyed for Peter Mebee, by Cad-

wallader Colden, survr. genl., 149

Oct. 13. Warrant for a patent to Peter Mebee,'fo'r'a tract of

land set out to him, as appears by a certificate, 150

Oct 12. Certificate to Peter Mebee, for 600 acres of land on
the Schohare river, commonly called by the Indians Tion-

dorogue, 150

Oct. 28. Petition of William York, in behalf of himself and
other Palatines, for a license to purchase 1,000 acres of
vacant land at Connajagara, above 4 miles from the Mo-
hauks river, j5i

Nov. 2. Report of Lewis Morris, junr.,' chairman' of' the

committee to whom the same was referred, 151

Oct. 28. Petition of Wm. York and Lewis York,' praying a

patent for 300 acres remaining unpatented of the land

purchased by them of the Indians, lying on the south side

of Schohare, adjoining to the land of Adam Vrooman,. . 152

Nov. 2. Report of Lewis Morris, junr., from the committee

of council to whom the same was referred, 152

Nov. 2. Warrant of survey for 300 acres of land upon' the
south side of Schohare, adjoining the land of Adam Vroo-
man, for William York and Lewis York, Palatines, 153

Description of a survey of 300 acres of land in the county
of Albany, to the southward of Schohary, beginning at
the southwest corner of Adam Vrooman's land, on the
north side of Schohary river, surveyed for William York
and Lewis York, Palatines, by Phillip Verplank, deputy

surveyor, 154

Oct. 28. Petition of Lewis Morris, junr., and Andries Coey-
man, for a license to purchase 1,500 acres more of vacant
woodland, lying in the county of Albany, adjacent to the
bounds of Schohary, on the east side of said bounds, by

a certain creek called Jeux's creek, 155

Nov. 2. Report of Rip Van Dam, from the committee of

council to whom the same was referred, 155

Nov. 4. Petition of Lewis Morris, junr., and Andries Coey-
man, praying a patent for 3,500 acres of land near a place

called Schohare, with l5g

Nov. 4. Report of Fra : Harrison, chairman of the commit-
tee of council to whom the same was referred, 156

1726. Feb. 4. Warrant for a patent to William York andLewis
York, for a tract of land set out to them as appears by a

certificate, 15^

Feb. 3. Certificate to William York and Lewis York,Paia-

180 LAND PAPERS. [vol. ix.

Page.
1726. tines, for a certain tract for parcel of land lying in the
county of Albany, to the southward of Schohare, begin-
ning at the southwest corner of Adam Vrooman's land
on the north side of Schohare river, containing 300 acres, 158

March IV. Petition of Abraham Van Horn and others, to
whom a license was granted to purchase 3,000 acres of
vacant land upon the Mohauks river, praying to be allowed
one year longer to perfect the same, with 159

March IV. License to Abraham Van Horn and others, to
purchase 8,000 acres of vacant land upon the Mohauks
river within one year from date, 159

April 28. Warrant for a patent to Hendrick Ten EyCk, for a
tsact of land set out to him as appears by a certificate, 160

April 27. Certificate to Johannes Roseboom, of the city of
Albany, for 1,500 acres of land on the south side of the
Mohauks river, beginning at the mouth of a brook called
by the Indians Otstowa, on the west side of the same,
and along the stream of said Mohauks river to a point on
the same near a hill called by the Indians Canendenra, and
by the Christians Antony's noose, 160

1725. May 21. Warrant for a patent to Edward Blagge and

Johannes Hey, set out to them as appears by a certificate, 163

1726. May 20. Certificate to Edward Blagg and Johannes Hay,

for two certain tracts of land in the county of Orange,
being part of the land formerly granted to Capt. John
Evans, the first beginning at the southwest side of Schuna-
inock hill near the west end of Wenihkonk hill, contain-
ing 2,000 acres, the other begins at the northwest corner
of the land granted to Roger Mompesson and contains
2,000 acres, y 163

April 15. Petition of Hendrick Ten Eyck, praying a patent
for 2,000 acres of land within the tract purchased by
William Burnet, jr., and others, embracing all that part
of said tract which begins at a place called Awendjora, and
runs thence westward along the Mohawk river to the
mouth of a creek call D'Wasontha, including a small
island lying opposite to the said land in the said river,. . 164

April 18. Report of Cadwallader Colden, chairman of the
committee to whom the same was referred, 164

April 27. Certificate to Hendrick Ten Eyck, for 1,500 acres
of land lying on the south side of the Mohawks river,
and on the west bank of a brook called by the Indians
Wasentha, 165

April 1 8. Petition of Johannes Roseboom, praying a patent
for 2,000 acres of land within the tract purchased by
William Burnet, jr., and others, embracing all that part
of said tract beginning at the west side of the mouth of
the creek called Otstowa, and runs westward along the
Mohauks river to a hill called Kanendenra, including
therein an Island in the river opposite to the land, 166

April 18. Report of Cadwallader Colden, chairman of the
committee to whom the same was referred, 166

April 20. Warrant of survey for 2,000 acres of the tract

vol. ix.] LAND PAPERS. 181

Page.
1726. of land purchased by William Burnet, jr., and others, for

Johannis Koseboom, 167

April 21. Petition of Jacob Rutsen, in relation to a tract of
land adjoining to a certain tract called by the Indians
Nescotack, and by the Christians Guilford, and containing
794 acres as was supposed by his patent, but found upon a
recent survey thereof to fall short about 200 acres, 168

April 21. Draught of survey for the land described in the
foregoing petition, 169

April 26. Petition of a survey of 1,500 acres of land on
the south side of the Mohauks river, beginning at the
west bank of a brook called by the Indians Wasentha,
surveyed for Hendrick Ten Eyck, by Cadwallader Colden,
survr. general, (see page 165,), 170

April 28. Warrant for a patent to Johannes Roseboom, for
a tract of land set out to him as appears by a certificate, 171

April 27. Certificate to Hendrick Ten Eyck, for 1,500 acres
of land lying on the south side of the Mohawks river,
and on the west bank of a brook called by the Indians
Wasentha, (see page 170,) 171

Petition of Johannes Vischer, praying a patent for 2,000
acres of land within the bounds of the tract purchased by
William Burnet, jr., and others, on the south side of
the Mohauks river, embracing that part of said tract
bounded easterly by the land formerly granted by patent
to John Scott, and runs from said bounds westerly along
the river till it come to a hill called Awendjora, 172

Jan. 5. Report of R. Walter, chairman of the committee to

whom the same was referred, 172

1725. April 30. Draught of a patent to John Joost Petri and
Conradt Rickert, in behalf of themselves and other dis-
tressed Palatines, for all that tract of land lying on both
sides of the Mohauk river, beginning at a place there
called the First Carrying Place, being the eastermost
bounds called by the natives Astenrogen, running along
on both sides of the said river westerly unto a place called
Gannendagaraen or the upper end of it, it being about 24
English miles long on both sides of the said river, (see
page 48,) 174

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1726-1731.

Page.

1723. March 28. Certificate to John Joost Petri and Conradt
Rickert, in behalf of themselves and other distressed
Palatines, for all that tract of land on both sides of the
Mohauks river, beginning at the first carrying place, being
the eastermost bounds, called by the natives Astenrogen,
running along on both sides of said river westerly unto
Ganendagaraen or the upper end of it, it being about 24
English miles long on both sides of said river, the same

being set out for them in lots of 100 acres each, 1

March 29. "Warrant for a patent to John Joost Petri and
Conradt Rickert and other Palatines, for lands set out for
them, as appears by the above certificate, (German Flatts,) 1

1727. Memorandum of the differences between the attorney gene-
ral's draught of a patent granted to the Palatines and the
record thereof, 3

1726. April 29. Petition of Evert Wendell, for and on behalf of
Jane Janse Bleecker, Phillip Schuyler and others, paten-
tees and proprietors of a certain tract of land called Wes-
tenhook, upon the Eastern borders of this province, in
relation to the running of the partition line between this
province and the colonies of Massachusetts and Connec-
ticut, praying of the Governor to interpose in order that
they may be continued in the peaceable possession of such
part of Westenhook as may happen to fall within the

bounds of those colonies, 4

Nov. — . Warrant of survey for Lewis Morris, junr., and
Andries Coeymans, of the city of New York, for 1,500
acres of land in the county of Albany, near a place called
Schohare creek, in addition to 2,000 acres for which a

warrant has been already issued, 5

April 30. Description of a survey of two tracts of land in
county of Albany, lying at a place called Hunters field,
the first of which begins at a large fountain on the west
side of Schohary creek, opposite to Fountain Flatt, and
contains 2,580 acres, the second begins at a certain place

vol. x.] LAND PAPERS. 183

Page.

172G. four chains to the southward of brook, and contains

920 acres, laid out for Lewis Morris, junr., and Andries
Coeyman, of the city of New York, by James Living-
stone, deputy surveyor, 6

May 2. Warrant for a patent to Lewis Morris, junr., and
Andries Coeymans, for two tracts of land set out to them,
as appears by a certificate, 7

April 30. Exemplification of a certificate to Lewis Morris,
junr., and Andries Coeymans, for two tracts of land in
the county of Albany, at a place called Hunters field, con-
taining together 3,500 acres, (see pages 5, 6,) 7

May 19. Petition of Cornelius Cuyper and Charles Mott, in
behalf of themselves and others, purchasers of a tract of
land called Kackyacktawcke, bounded on the north by a
creek called Sheamaweck or Peasqua, from then.ce on a
direct west course until the W. S. W. side of a barren
plain oalled Wesegrorap, bear south, thence to a creek
that runs unto David Demare's creek to the southward of
the land called Narranshaw, and down along the said
creek, praying that the patents adjoining the same may
be surveyed, in order to settle the true bounds of said
tract, S

May 21. Petitioii of George Burnet, for a grant of 400 acres
of the vacant and unappropriated lands of this province, 9

May 24. Report of Cadwallader Colden, chairman of the
committee of council to whom the same was referred, ... 9

May 23. Petition of William Jevon, of the city of New
York, for a grant of 2,000 acres of the vacant land of the
province, in common with 2,000 acres formerly granted to
Mr. Bradley, attorney general, 10

May 24. Report of Cadwallader Colden, chairman of the
committee to whom the same was referred, 10

May 30. Warrant of survey for 2,000 acres of the land lying
vacant and unappropriated in Evans1' patent, for William
Jevon, 11

May 30. Description of a survey of 4,000 acres of land in the
county of Ulster, being part of the lands formerly granted
to Capt. John Evans, beginning at the northwest corner
of Peter Barberie ; laid out for Richard Bradley and
William Jevon, by Cadwallader Colden, survr. genl., .... 11

July 26. Petition of Henry Hoofe, praying a patent for about
1,070 acres of land conveyed to him by Adam Vrooman,

and lying on the Mohauks river, 12

1727. Jan. 5. Report of R. Walter, chairman of the committee of

council to whom the same was referred 12

1726. Nov. 24. Exemplification of an Indian deed for all that land
lying and being sixty miles distance, taken directly from
the water into the country, beginning from a creek called
Canahogue, on the Lake Oswego, all along said lake and
the narrow passage fromthe same to the falls of Oniagara,
Canaquaragne, and all along the river Oniagara ; and all
along the Lake Catarackquis to the creek called Sodoms,
belonging to the Smekes, thence to the hill called Teger-

184 LAND PAPERS. |vol. x-

Pago.
1726. hunksewde, belonging to the Cayonges, and from thence
to the creek called Caynunghage, belonging to the Onnon-
dages, 13

Certificate to Henry Hoffe, for two certain tracts of land
lying in the county of Albany, on the Mohauk's river, the
northermost of which begins at a small brook opposite a
small island containing with four small islands in the said
river, 599 acres, the other begins at the foot of a certain
hill on the southeast side of a brook called Tijoghtenoenda,
23 chains distant from the soixth side of the Mohauks
river, containing, with three small islands lying in said
river, 534 acres, 14

Oct. IV. Petition of Adam Vrooman, to whom was granted
a tract of land bounded south by the Schoharee river,
and north by the hills called Onitstagrawae, containing
about 600 acres, praying that the same may be surveyed,
in order to ascertain the precise quantity of acres therein, 15

Oct. 21. Description of a survey of Adam Vrooman's patent,
on the Schohare river, near the hill called Onitstagrawae,
containing 1,100 acres, Phillip Verplanck, dep. surveyor, 16

Nov. 7. Petition of Edwd. Blagge and others, praying a
warrant of survey to ascertain the true bounds of a tract
of land in the township of Haverstraw, in the county of
Orange, 17

Nov. 24. Description of a survey, 775 acres of land, lying
on the south side of the Mohawk's river, and beginning
at the northeast corner of the land of Hendrick Ten Eyck,
being a tree standing on the west bank of a creek, called
Wasentha, laid out for Archibald Kennedy, by Phillip
Verplanck, deputy surveyor, 18

Nov. 24. Description of a survey of 775 acres of land, lying
on the south side of the Mohawk's river, laid out for
William Burnet, Junior, with the consent of his partners,
by Phillip Verplanck, deputy surveyor, 19

Nov. 24. Description of a survey of 775 acres of land, lying
on the south side of the Mohawk's river, laid out for
Robert Livingstone, Junior, with the consent of his part-
ners, by Phillip Verplanck, deputy surveyor, 20

Nov. 24. Description of a survey of 775 acres of land, lying
on the south side of the Mohawks river, laid out for David
Provoost and others, with the consent of their partners,
by Phillip Verplanck, deputy surveyor, 21

Nov. 25. Warrant for a patent, to William Burnet, Jun., for
a tract of land set out to him, as appears by a certificate,
with 22

Nov. 24. Certificate to William Burnet, Jun., for 775 acres
of land, lying on the south side of the Mohawks river,
being his share of a tract lately purchased of the Indians, 22

Nov. 25. Warrant for a patent to David Provoost and others,
for a tract of land set out to them, as appears by a certi-
ficate, 23

Nov. 24. Certificate to David Provoost and others, for 775

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' . pa^-

1726. acres of land, on the south side of the Mohawks river,

beiug their share in a tract lately purchased of the Indians, 23
Nov. 25. Warrant for a patent, to Archibald Kennedy, for a

tract of land set out to him, as appears by a certificate, . . 24
Nov. 24. Certificate to Archibald Kennedy, for 775 acres of

land, being his share in a tract of land, on the south side

of the Mohawk's river, lately purchased of the Indians, . 24

1727. Jan. 5. Warrant of survey, for 2,000 acres of land, for

Johannes Visser, being that pai't of the tract, purchased
by William Burnet and others, on the south side of the
Mohawks river, which lies next to the patent of John
Scott, and from thence, up along the said river, westward,
till it comes to a hill, called Awendjora, 25

Feb. 1. Description of a survey of 900 acres of land, on the
south side of the Mohawks river, purchased of the native
Indians, by David Provoost, deceased, for the use of
Johannes Visger, Phillip Verplank, deputy surveyor, ... 26

Feb. 1. Certificate to Johannes Visger, for 900 acres of land,
on the south side of the Mohawks river, adjoining John
Scott's patent, purchased for said Visger, by David Pro-
voost, deceased, 27

Feb. 2. Warrant for a patent, to Johannis Visger, for a tract
of land set out to him, as appears by a certificate, 28

Feb. 1. Certificate to Johannis Visger, for 900 acres of land,
on the south side of the Mohawk's river, adjoining John
Scott's patent, purchased for said Visger, by David Pro-
voost, deceased, 28

Feb. 25. Warrant for a patent to Robert Livingstone, Jun.,
for a tract of land set out to him, as appears by a certifi-
cate, with 29

1726. Nov. 24. Certificate to Robert Livingston, Jun., for 775 acres

of land, on the south side of the Mohawks river, being his
share in a tract of land lately purchased of the Indians, . 29

1727. May 6. Petition of Robert Livingstone, Jun., and Lancaster

Syms, Jun., for a license to purchase 2,000 acres of land,
upon Cobells kill, between Schohory and Canajoghory,
and about twelve miles from a place called Antonies Nose,
in the Mohacks country, 30

Sept. 28. Petition of Johannes Hornebeck, for a license to
purchase five hundred acres of vacant land, at the Blew
hills, near Cataricks kill, between Albany and Esopus, . . 31

Sept. 29. License to Johannes Hornebeck, to purchase 500
acres of land, at the Blew hills, near Catarick's kill,
between Albany and Esopus, 32

Oct. 26. Petition of Abraham Vanhorn and others, for a
license to purchase 8,000 acres of vacant land, in the
Mohauks country, 33

Nov. 7. Warrant for a patent, to Henry Hoffe, for two cer-
tain tracts of land set out to him, as appears by a certifi-
cate, with 34

Certificate to Henry Hoffe, of the city of Albany, for a tract
of land, lying on the Mohauks river, on each side thereof,
extending four miles in length into the woods, containing
24

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Page.
1727. about 70 acres of land, with certain small islands of Little
Cripple Bush, contained in the same, as also so much
upland adjoining thereto as shall contain 500 acres, 34

Nov. 6. Description of a survey of two certain tracts of
land, lying the county of Albany, on the Mohauks river :
the northermost of which begins at a small brook, tailing
into the north side of said river, opposite a small island,
and contains, with four small islands, lying in the said
river, opposite to the said tract, 539 acres ; the other at
a hill, on the southeast side of a brook called Tejogh-
tenoenda, and contains, with three small islands, lying in
the Mohawks river, opposite said tract, 544 acres ; laid
out for Henry Hoff, by Phillip Verplanck, deputy sur-
veyor, . . .' 35

Nov. 15. License to William Provoost and others, to pur-
chase 8,000 acres of vacant land, in the Mohauks country, 36

Nov. 15. Memorandum of the sale of 300 acres of land, in
Albany county, lying on both sides of the Kateraks kill,
and also two certain marshes between said kill and the
Blew mountains, to Johannis Halenbeck, 37

Nov. 15. Memorandum of the sale of two parcels of land, to
Johannis Halenbeck, lying in Albany county, on both sides
of Kats kill, each parcel containing 100 acres, and also a
certain marsh, under the Blew mountains, with one hun-
dred acres of land, 37

Nov. 18. Petition of Sarah Varick and others, the proprie-
tors of the grounds and wharves in the dock ward of the
city of New York, beginning on the east side of the house
and ground of Sarah Varick, and running westward as far
as the corner of the house and ground of Koenraet Ten
Eyck, deceased, praying a patent for the same, with the
privilege of extending the wharves 200 foot into the East
river, 38

Nov. 23. Description of a survey of 2,000 acres of land,
lying and being in the county of Ulster, on both sides of
the Paltz river, or Wallkill, being part of the lands for-
merly granted to Capt. John Evans, laid out for Thomas
Noxon, by Cadwallader Colden, survr. genl., 39

Nov. 24. Warrant for a patent, to Thomas Noxon, of the
city of New York, for a tract of land set out to him, as
appears by a certificate, 40

Nov. 23. Certificate to Thomas Noxon, for 2,000 acres of
land in the county of Ulster lying on both sides the Paltz
river or Wallkill, being part of the land formerly granted
to Capt. John Evans, 40

[No date.] Petition of Jannetie Criger, of the city of Albany,
widow, for a license to purchase 2,000 acres of vacant
land about 12 miles distant from the Mohauks river,. ... 41

Nov. 25. Petition of Joseph Sacket and Nathaniel Hazard,
praying a grant of 3,000 acres of the land lying vacant
in the counties of Orange or Ulster, in one or several
parcels as the same can be most conveniently found, .... 42

Nov. 25. Petition of Rip Van Dam and others, to have six

vol. x.] LAND PAPERS. 187

1727. years further time allowed them for completing their

Avharves on the East river, 43

Dec. 26. Description of a survey of two tracts of land in
the comity of Orange, being part of the lands formerly
granted to Capt. John Evans, one of which is situated to
the southeastward of a high hill called Skonemugh and
contains 1,560 acres, the other begins at the southwest
corner of the land formerly granted to Rip Van Dam and
others, now in the possession of Vincent Matthews, and
contains 2,000 acres, laid out for Joseph Sacket and Na-
thaniel Hazard, by John Alsop, deputy surveyor, 44

Dec. 12. Letter of to Mr. Bobin, (dep. sec.,) in relation

to Hoof's patent, asking that the same "may not be

dropped," 45

Dec. 22. Description of a survey of two tracts of land in
the county of Albany, one of which lies on both sides of
a brook called the Caterak's kill, and begins on the south
side of a brook called the Fall kill, containing 300 acres,
the other lies on both sides of a brook or river called
Kattskill and contains 200 acres, laid out for Johannis

Hornebeek, by Cadwallader Colden, survr. genl., 47

Dec. 26. Certificate to Joseph Sacket of Flushing, in Queen's
county, and Nathaniel Hazard of the city of New York,
for two tracts of land in the county of Orange, contain-
ing together about 3,900 acres, with (see page 44.) 48

Dec. 30; Warrant for a patent to Joseph Sackett and Na-
thaniel Hazard, for two certain tracts of land set out to

them as appears by a certificate, , . . . 48

Dec. 26. Certificate in favor of the above parties, 48

Dec. 30. Warrant for a patent to Johannes Hornebeek, for
two certain tracts of land set out to him as appears by a

certificate, 49

Dec. 30. Certificate to Johannes Hornebeek, for two tracts
of land in the county of Albany, containing in all about

500 acres, 49

1728. Feb. 28. Petition of Cornelius Low and others, patentees of

several lots in Burnets street and wharf, praying that the

other grantees of the outer wharf may remain obliged to

finish and complete said wharf by the time limited, with . . 50

Feb. 28. Report of the committee of council to whom the

same was referred, 50

Petition of William York and others, praying a patent for
1,000 acres of land in the Mohauks country in the county

of Albany, between Cannajagara and Schohare, 51

Feb. 28. Petition of Martha Heathcote of the city of New
York, widow, praying a patent for a certain toft or parcel
of ground in that city, with the addition of 100 feet in
length into the North river beyond the low water mark,

and of the breadth of the said lot, for a Avharfe, 59

March 2. Warrant for a patent to Martha Heathcote, for a
parcel of ground in the city of New York, with the addi-
tion of 100 feet into the North river fronting said lot, for
a wharf, 53? 54

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Page.
1728. March 28. Draught of a license to Peter Van Brugh and
others, to purchase 12.000 acres of vacant land lying on
the eastward of the patent of Hosick, on both sides or
near a small creek which comes into the Hosick or Schaah-
kook creek, 55

March 28. Petition of Peter Van Brugh and others, for a
license to purchase a tract of land lying on the eastward
of the patent of Hosick on both sides or near a small
creek which comes into the Hosick or Schaahkook creek, 56

March 28. Report of the committee of council to whom the
same was referred, 56

April 5. Petition of Abraham Vanhorne and others, for a
new license to purchase 8,000 acres of land on the Mo-
hauks river, 57

April 5. Exemplification of a license to Abraham Vanhorne
and others, to purchase 8,000 acres of land on the Mo-
hauks river, 58

April 5. Draught of a warrant of survey for 500 acres of
land for Deterick Marterstock, 59

April 6. Exemplification of a warrant for a patent to Deterick
Marterstock, for a tract of land set out to him as appears
by a certificate, 60

April 9. Exemplification1 of a certificate to Deterick Marter-
stock, for 500 acres of land in the county of Albany,
lying on the east side of Sawyer's kill, 60

April 9. Description of a survey of 500 acres of land lying
in the county of Albany, on the east side of Sawyer's kill,
surveyed for Deterick Martenstack, by John Crooke, junr.,
and Martin Hoffman, deputy surveyors, 61

April 1 1 . Description of a survey of two tracts of land in
the county of Ulster, being part of the land formerly
granted to Capt. John Evans, one of which begins at the
west southwest corner of the land granted to Anne Mul-
lender, and contains 3,000 acres, two thousand for An-
dreas Maerschalk and the remainder for John Spratt ;
the other begins at the northwest corner of the land
granted to the nine German families and contains 1,000
acres, for John Spratt, Cadwallader Colden, survr. genl.,
(Plattekill, Ulster Co., and Newburgh, Orange Co.,) .... 62

April 6. Warrant for a patent to Andreas Marterstock, for a
tract of land set out to him as appears by a certificate, . . 62

April 11. Warrant for a patent to Andreas Marschalk and
John Spratt, for lands set out to them as appears by a
certificate, 63

April 11. Draught of a certificate to Andreas Maerschalk
and John Spratt, for two tracts of land being part of
Evans' patent, 63

April 25. Description of a survey of 1,000 acres of land
lying about seven miles to the northwestward of Hun-
tersfield, on both sides of a certain brook called by the
Indians Oscalleghe, laid out for William York and others,
by Phillip Verplank, deputy surveyo.r, 64

vol. x.] LAND PAPERS. 189

172S. April 25. Certificate to William York and others, for the

land last described, 65

June 15. Petition of Phillip Cortlandt, on behalf of himself
and others, for a warrant of survey, to lay out and ascer-
tain the several tracts of land, in the counties of West-
chester, Dutchess and Orange, of which Stephanus Van
Cortlandt died seized, in order to a partition of the same
among the devisees, 66

June 15. Warrant of survey, for several tracts of land, in the
counties of Orange, Dutchess and Westchester, for Phillip
Cortlandt and others. . , 67

June 21. Petition of Gerrit Zeagers, for a license to purchase
1,000 acres of land, lying upon the Schohare river, towards
the Katts Kill mountains, 68

July 13. Petition of Phillip Livingston and others, for a
license to purchase 6,000 acres of vacant land, in the
county of Albany, 69

August 10. Petition of Albert Pawling and his wife, and
Gilbert Livingston and his wife, to admit affidavits to be
read, of their intentions to apply for an act to enable them
to sell lands, 70

August 9. Printed advertisements, that Albert Pawling
intends to apply to the assembly, for an act to enable him
to sell certain lands, 71

Oct. 22. Petition of Richard Bradley and William Jamison,
for a grant of 4,000 acres of vacant land, in the counties
of Ulster and Orange, or one of them, 72

Nov. 7. Petition of Johannis Christman, of the city of Al-
bany, for a. license to purchase 300 acres of vacant land,
woodland, above Burnet's field, in the county of Albany,
including a creek adjoining thereto, 73

Nov. 7. Petition of Solomon Dubois and Lewis Dubois, pro-
prietors of a tract of land adjoining the town of New
Paltz, in the county of Ulster, praying that the south
bounds of that town may be surveyed and marked out, in
order to avoid disputes, 74

Nov. 7. Petition of Andrew Nicholls and others, for a license
to purchase 6,000 acres of vacant land, in the county of
Albany, 75

Nov. 10. Warrant to survey the south bounds of New Paltz,
in the county of Ulster, 76

Nov. 30. Petition of John Riggs, captain of one of his ma-
jesty's independant companies, posted at New York,
praying a patent for a lot of ground now in his posses-
sion,' in the city of New York, on the east side of the
fort, 77

Petition of the proprietors of a certain tract of land, in
Orange county, called Kikeout, containing acres and
upwards, praying that the same may be erected into a
township, by the name of New Hempstead, 78

Petition of Christian Castleman, William York and others,
praying a patent for 2,000 acres of land, within the

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Page.

1728. bounds of a purchase, lying about 18 miles above Sko-
hare, 79

Petition of Richard Sackett, praying a warrant to survey the
north line of the Catherine Brett's patent, in Dutchess
county, in order to determine the true bounds of a tract
of land of which he has been dispossessed, by Henry
Beekman, 80

1729. March 10. Petition of Burgher Mynderts, Junr., of the

county of Ulster, for a grant of 500 acres, of the vacant
land, in that county, being part of the lands formerly
granted to Capt. John Evans, ... 81

April 10. Report of the committee of council, to whom the
same was referred, 81

March 24. Caveat entered by James DeLancey, of the city
of New York, in behalf of himself, Rutger Bleecker and
others, against the granting of any patent, for a tract of
land, lying on the south side of the Mohauks river, on
both sides of a creek called Otsquake, beginning by the
land of James Alexander, and from thence westward up
along the river, to a run of water called Skahoiakeeron, 82

April 7. Description of a survey of the south bounds of New
Paltz, beginning at a certain high point in the hills, lying
on the west side of the Paltz river, commonly called the
Paltz point, and ending at the south of Euphrow's hook,
and the northeast corner of John Barberie's land, on
Hudson's river, Cadwallader Colden, survr. genl., 83

April 10. Petition of Abraham Vanhorn and others, praying
a new license, to purchase 8,000 acres of vacant land,
upon the Mohawks river, 84

April 10. Warrant of survey for 6,000 acres of land, for
Rutger Bleecker and others, lying on the south side of
the Mohawks river, on both sides of the creek called Ots-
quake, beginning by the land of James Alexander ; from
thence westward up along the said river, to a certain
brook called Tkahoiakeeron, being opposite to the east
part of an island lying in the river, Ms, 84

May 12. Description of a survey of four several tracts of
land, being part of the lands formerly granted to Capt.
John Evans, three lying in the county of Ulster, contain-
ing together 3,000 acres, and the other in the county of
Orange, containing 1,000 acres, laid out for Richard
Bradley and William Jamison, by John Alsop, deputy
surveyor, (Plattekill, Ulster Co., Newburgh and Monroe,
Orange Co. and Haverstraw, Rockland Co.,) 85

May 14. Warrant for a patent to Richard Bradley and
William Jamison, for the land last above mentioned, (2
copies,) 86

May 1 9. Description of the boundaries of a patent, granted
to Nieltie Pawling, in Dutchess, beginning at the river
side, and running eastward, by the side of a fresh meadow
called Mansakin, and a small creek called Nancapacon-
nick, and following said southerly and .southwesterly as it
runs to Hudson's river, by the Crom Elbow, called by the

vol. x.] LAND PAPERS. 191

Page.

1729. Indians name Eaquorsinck, containing within the said

bounds 4,000 acres, 8 <

May 30. Petition of Johan Peter Kniskern, for a license to

purchase 300 acres of land, lying on Schohare creek, 88

June 13. Report of the committee of council, to whom the

same was referred, 88

June 26. Petition of Fredk. Pelliuger, for a license to pur-
chase 250 acres of land, lying at Burnet's field, in the

comity of Albany, 89

July 26. Report of Phillip Livingston, chairman of the com-
mittee of council, to whom the same was referred, 89

Sept. 3. Petition of Vincent Matthews and others, praying a
grant of 7,000 acres, out of the vacant lands in the

province, 90, 91

Sept. 18. Report of Fra: Harrison, from the committee of

council, to whom the same was referred, 91

Sept. 13. Description of a survey of 4,300 acres of land, on
the south west side of the Mohawks river, and on both
sides of a brook called Osquage, beginning at the mouth
of a run of water called Kahowegheron, where it Mis
into the Mohawks river, and runs up the river to where a
certain spring called Teuchsoweny, empties itself into the
said river, laid out for Rutger Bleecker and others, by

Edward Collins, deputy surveyor, 92

Sept. 13. Certificate to Rutger Bleecker and others, for the

land last above described, 93

Sept. 14. Letter of Cadwallader Colden to Mr. Bobine, at
the secretary's office in New York, in relation to the
patent to be issued to Rutger Bleecker and others, dated

at the Highlands, 94

Sept. 22. Warrant for a patent to Rutger Bleecker and others,
for a tract of land set out to them, as appears by a certi-
ficate, 95

Sept. 29. Petition of Rutger Bleecker and Nicholas Bleecker,
of the city of Albany, praying a patent for 1,700 acres of

land within the boimds of their Indian purchase, 96

Sept. 29. Warrant of survey for 1,700 acres of land for Rut-
ger Bleecker and Nicholas Bleecker, within the bounds of
a tract of 4and on the south side of the Mohawks river,
beginning at a place called Tkahojakeeron, and from thence
westerly up along said river to a certain hill called Kat-
siejogtoharie, and including an island called Kawenog-_
koke, and southerly into the woods to the distance of

three English miles, 97

Oct. 21. Petition of John Pieter Knieskerk, praying a patent
for 300 acres of land within the bounds of a purchase
lying and being at Schohaire, beginning at the north
bounds of a patent granted to Andries Coeymans and
Lewis Morris, jr., and running southerly on both sides of

Schohare creek, 98

Sept. 27. Indian deed to John Peter Knieskerk, for 300 acres

of land on Schoharie creek, 99

Oct. 22. Petition of Jno. De Peyster, of the city of Albany,

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Page.

1729. for a license to purchase 600 acres of land in the county
of Albany, on the east side of Hudson's river, and to the
north of the manor of Renselarswyck, 100

Oct. 29. Petition of Richard Colburn Riggs, praying a patent
for a lot of ground lying on the east side of the fort in
the city of New York, : 101

Nov. 12. Caveat entered by Jo. Chambers, on behalf of the
corporation of Albany, against the granting of any license
or patent for any lands at or near Tionondorogo, until
they be heard, 102

Petition of Burgher Mynderts, for a grant of part of the
vacant lands in the county of Ulster, . . • 103

Petition of Christian Castleman and others, praying a patent
for 2,000 acres of land within the bounds of an Indian

purchase, 18 miles above Schohare, with 104

1139. Feb. 1. Warrant for a patent to Alexander Cosby and others,
praying a patent for a tract of land on the east side of
Schohare river, with 104

Feb. 2. Certificate and warrant for 6,000 acres of land in
Albany county, for Major Cosby and sons, 104

1730. Feb. 18. Petition of Thomas Williams and others, for a

license to purchase 1,000 acres of land lying on both sides
of Kinderhook creek, between the north line of Kinder-
hook patent and the south line of the manor of Ranslaers-
wick, 105

March 7. Petition of Peter ffauconnier, in behalf of himself
and the rest of the grantees of a certain tract of land in
the county of Westchester, praying that no warrant of
survey be issued upon the petition of William Anderson
& Co., 106

March 12. Caveat entered by Jacob Vosburgh and others,
against "the incroaching petition of Thomas Williams
and others," (see page 105,) 107

March 17. Caveat entered by Moses ffowler against Thomas
Pells, having a warrant to run the west bounds of his
patent, until said ffowler is heard in behalf of himself and
the rest of the patentees of Eastchester patent, 108

March 19. Caveat entered by Obadiah Palmer and others,
against the same, 108

March 25. Petition of Kasparus Rouch, for a license to pur-
chase 600 acres of land lately found to be without the
bounds of Kinderhook patent, lying on the north side of
the lands of Dirck Teunisson and Dirick Wessels, 109

March 25. Petition of Thomas Pell, praying a warrant to
survey and run out the bounds of a tract of land in West-
chester county, with (see page 108,) 110

Order of the Governor that the petitioner do serve Moses
Fowler with a copy of the same, likewise the trustees of
Westchester and the other towns or the owners and
patentees of lands lying contiguous thereto, and to give
public notice of the same to all other persons concerned
•therein, 110

vol. x.] LAND PAPERS. 193

1730. March 25. Petition of Thomas Pell, for a warrant of survey,

with governor's order, 110

1731. June 1G. Deed of partition between John Thomas, Benja-

min Birdsell, of the first part, and Adam Ireland, of

second part, Ill

1 730. April 1 7. Order upon Pell's petition, Ill

April 22. Petition of John Schuyler and Jochim Bradt, for
license to purchase 4,000 acres of land on or near the east
side of that branch of Hudson's river that goes to Canada, 112

March 6. Petition of Isaac Bobin and Abraham Lodge, of
the city of New York, for license to purchase 4,000 acres
of land between the south bounds of the manor of Rans-
laerwick and the north bounds of Kinderhook patent,
adjoining to the 1,000 acres of land lately petitioned for
by Thomas Williams, with 113

April 23. Draught of a license to Isaac Bobin and Abraham
Lodge, to purchase the same, 113

April 23. Petition of Abraham Vanhorn and others, for a
grant of a tract of land lying on the south side of the
Maquase river, beginning at a place called by the natives
Kajuyouchtoohary, thence running westward along the
river to a place called Onieyode, being over against a
large creek, thence into the woods southward two Eng-
lish miles, 114

Feb. 16. Indian deed to Abraham Vanhorn and others, for
the land last named, 115

April 23. Petition of Thomas Williams and others, praying
that some time may be appointed for a hearing upon his
former petition and the caveats entered against the same, 116

May 12. Indian deed to John Schuyler and Jochim Bradt,
of 2,000 acres of land on the east side of Hudson's river,
beginning at a place on the north side of Tamhenick, . . . 117

June 1. Description of a survey for Rutger and Nicholas
Bleecker, of a tract of land lying on the southwest side
of the Mohawks river, beginning at the mouth of a run
of water called Kahowegeron, opposite to the south end
of a large island called Kawenaghoke, and extends up the
Mohawks river to the north end of said island, containing
with the island, 675 acres, 118

June 1. Draught of a certificate to Rutger Bleecker and
Nicholas Bleecker, of the city of Albany, for the last
mentioned land, Ms, 118

June 20. Letter of Cadwallader Colden to Rich'd Bradley,
in relation to the foregoing certificate, dated at Colding-
ham, 119

July 1 . Indian deed to Abraham Van Hoorn and others, of
all that tract of land, on the west side of the Maquas
river, beginning at a place called Onieyodee, thence, along
the said river, to the westermost end of a certain place
called Jurkannanodago, thence, with a direct line, into the
woods, 10 English miles, thence easterly, 10 English miles
'or thereabout, thence northerly to the place first begun, . 120

25

194 LAND PAPERS. [vol. x.

1730. July 14. Letter from Cadwallader Colden to Isaac Bobine,

deputy secretary, in relation to Jacob Burst's certificate,. 121

July 23. Petition of Walter Butler and others, for a license
to purchase 12,000 acres of vacant land, at a place called
Tiondoroge, 122

July 23. Order in council, that the corporation of Albany be
served with a copy of the same, and that they be heard
upon their caveat, on the second Thursday of August next, 122

July 23. Petition of John DePeyster, of the city of Albany,
praying a patent for 600 acres of land, lying on the east
side of Hudson's river, and to the north of the manor of
Renslarswyck, at a creek called Tomheenecks, beginning
at the southerly bounds of Hooseck, and so running up
southerly, on both sides of said creek, over the path which
goes to Sanckhaick, 123

July 23. Petition of John Schuyler and Jochim Brat, of the
city of Albany, praying a patent for 2,000 acres of land,
on the east side of Hudson's river, beginning on the north
side of Tamhenick, 124

July 30. Warrant for a patent, to William York and others,
for 1,000 acres of land set out to them, as appears by a
certificate, 125

Aug. 9. Petition of Pieter Andrevet and Lambert Garritson,
for a warrant to run out and ascertain the bounds of their
patent and meadow land, on Staten Island, 126

Aug. 12. Petition of Johannes Van Alst, praying a warrant
of survey, to lay out a tract of land lying at Maspeth kells,
in the county of Queens, 127

Aug. 13. Warrant for a patent, to Rutger and Nicholas
Bleecker, for a certain tract of land, with an island
therein included, set out to them, as appears by a certifi-
cate, with 128

June 1. Certificate to Rutger and Nicholas Bleecker, for a
certain tract of land, with an island, containing, in all,
675 acres, 128

Aug. 13. Warrant to survey, for the corporation of New
York, 400 feet beyond low water mark, on Hudson's
river, from Bestavers killitie to the limits of the fort, from
thence (leaving out, for the use of the fort, all the west
side of the street that leads down to Whitehall) eastward
along the East river, to the north side of Corlaer's hook, 129

Sept. 2. Description of a survey of the same, containing about
210 acres, Cadwallader Colden, survr. genl., 129

Petition of the mayor, aldermen and commonalty of the city
of New York, for a confirmation of their charter, and the
enlargement of their bounds, to comprehend 400 feet
below low water mark, between Bestavers kill on the
North river and Corlaer's hook on the East river, 130

Aug. 7. Report of Ja : Alexander, chairman of the commit-
tee of council, to whom the same was referred, 130

Aug. 13. Warrant for a patent, pursuant to the same, 130

Sept. 1. Petition of the mayor, aldermen and comonalty of
the city of Albany, for a grant of 4,000 acres of low land,

vol. x.] LAND PAPERS. 195

Page.
1730. in trust for the Mohawk Indians, adjoining the rear of a
tract of 1,000 acres, lying on both sides of Tionondrogo

river, formerly granted to said city, 132

Certificate of Myndert Schuyler, Phil. Schuyler and J. Van

Rensselaer, in relation to the same, 132

Sept. 3. Petition of Thomas Hanley, Nathan St. John, and a
great number of people, their associates, as well inhabit-
ants of the town of Ridgefield as of the eastern parts of
this province, praying a patent for 50,000 acres of the

equivalent lands, 1 33

Sept. 8. Petition of Gabriel Ludlow and Wiliiam Ludlow,
for a grant of 4,000 acres of the vacant and re-assumed
lands of Capt. John Evans, in the counties of Orange and

Ulster, 134

Sept. 16. Petition of Hartman Windecker, and other dis-
tressed Palatines, for a license to purchase 2,000 acres of
land, on the south side of the Maquas river, to the west-
ward of the land granted to Peter Wagenaer and others,

about 3 miles distant from said river, 135

Sept. 5. Petition of Cornelius Cuyler and William Ketelhijn,
for a license to purchase a tract of land, lying on the east
side of Hudson's river, and to the northward of the lands
belonging to the patentees of Sarachtoge, in order to

obtain a patent for 1,500 acres thereof, 136

Sept. 18. Petition of David Jamison and others, proprietors
of a tract of land in Dutchess county, for a warrant of
survey, to lay out the south bounds of the same, which

extend 16 miles up Wappingeis creek, with 137

Oct.— Report of Phillip Livingston, chairman of the com-
mittee of council, to whom the same was referred, 137

Sept. 24. Petition of Elizabeth Bruice and others, praying a
patent for " all that certain parcel of woodland, called, by
the Indians, Kightowan, with a creek thereunto adjoining,
lying on the east side of the North river, in the county of

Westchester," 13g

Oct. 29. Description of a survey of a tract of land, lying on
both sides of Schohary river, together with island in said
rivei', containing, in all, 300 acres, laid out for Johan Peter
Kniskern, by Edward Collens, deputy surveyor, (Scoha-

rie, Schoharie county,) 139

Sept. 28. Description of a survey of a certain tract of land,
on the east side of Hudson's river, on a certain creek,
called Tomheeneck, to the southward of the bounds of
Hooseck, containing 600 acres, laid out for John De Pey-

ster, by Edward Collons, deputy surveyor, 140

Sept. 29. Warrant for a patent, to John De Peyster, for 600

acres of land set out to him, as appears by a certificate,. 141
Sept. 29. Certificate to John De Peyster, for 600 acres of land,
lying on the east side of Hudson's river, on a certain creek,

called Tomheeneck, {see pages 140, 141,) 142

Sept. 29. Warrant for a patent, to Johan Peter Kniskern, for
a certain tract of land, lying on both sides of Skohare
river, {seepage 139,) . . , . 143

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Page.

1730. Sept. 29. Certificate to John Peter Kniskern, for the same, 143
Oct. 8. Indian deed to Hartman Windecher and others, of all

that tract of land on the south side of the Maquase river
to the westward of the land granted to Peter Wagenaer
and others, lying about 3 miles distant from said river,. . 144

Oct. 8, Petition of Peter Caverly of Oysterbay, in Queen's
county, praying a patent for a ferry between a neck of
land in that town called Caverly's Island and Rye, 145

Oct. 9. Petition of Arent Brat of Schenectady, for license to
pui-chase 300 acres of woodland, and a marsh or meadow
adjoining the same, lying to the westward of that town
about 5 or 6 miles from the Mohawk's river, 146

Oct. 14. Petition of Benjamin Blagge, praying a patent for
a tract of land in the county of Orange, containing about
1,500 acres, being part of the lands formerly granted to
Capt. John Evans, 147

Oct. 23. Report of James De Lancey, chairman of the com-
mittee of council to whom the same was referred, 147

Petition of Elias Pipon, tenant in tail of certain lands in the
city of New York, in relation to an act of assembly to
impower him to dispose of a part of the same for the better
improvement of the rest, 148

Oct. 15. Affidavit of Johannes Martinus Van Harlingen in
relation to the same, 148

1731. Oct. 15. Indian deed to Jurch Hough and others, of all that

tract of land lying on the south side of the Maquasse
river behind the lands of Cadwallader Colden & Co.,

beginning upon a creek called Kaniochragaronde or ,

thence up the same to Teohogon which is about two Eng-
lish miles, and keeping the breadth of one English mile
on both sides of the said creek till the same shall take in
2,500 acres, 149

1730. Oct. 16. Petition of Joseph Sacket and Joseph Sacket, Jr.,

pi'aying a patent for 222 acres to makeup the compliment
of a tract of land in the counties of Orange and Ulster,
granted to the former, and also to grant to the other peti-
tioner liberty to take up 2,000 acres within the bounds of
Evans' vacated patent, with 150

Report of James De Lancey, chairman of the committee of
council to whom the same was referred, 150

Oct. 21. Petition of Thomas Standard and Thomas Ham-
mond, praying a patent for 2,000 acres of land in the
county of Orange or Ulster, being part of the land for-
merly granted to Capt. John Evans, 151

Oct. 23. Report of James De Lancey, chairman of the com-
mittee to whom the same was referred, 151

Nov. 3. Warrant of survey for the north bounds of Kinder-
hook patent, in order to determine the disputes relative to
the land petitioned for by Thomas Williams & Co., 152

1731. May 20. Articles of agreement between Phillip Livingston

and others, and David Schuyler, in relation to the pur-
chase of lands in the Mohawks country, 153

June — . Petition of Johannes Vanalst, for a warrant to survey

vol. x.] LAND PAPERS. 197

Page.
1731. and run out the bounds of a tract of land at Mespeth kills

in Queens county, 154

Petition of John Lindsay and others, for license to purchase
30,000 acres of vacant land in the Mohawks country,. . . . 155

June 8. Warrant of survey for 50,000 acres of the equiva-
lent lands for Thomas Hanly and others, inhabitants of
the town of Ridgefield, 156

June 8. Description of a survey of 50,000 acres of land being
part of the equivalent lands, laid out in four tracts for
Thomas Hanly and others, by Cadwallader Colden, survr.
genl., 157

June 8. Warrant for a patent to Thomas Hanly and others,
for four tracts of land set out to them as appears by a
certificate, 159

June 8. Certificate to Thomas Hanley, for four tracts of land
being part of the equivalent lands, containing in all about
50,000 acres, 159

Certificate to Hanley, (another copy,) 160

June 9. Description of a survey of six parcels of land in the
township of Oysterbay, in Queens county, containing in
all about 290 acres, laid out for Charles Boyle, by James
Livingston, deputy surveyor, 161

June 24. Petition of Petrus Van Driessen, for license to pur-
chase 2,500 acres of land in the county of Albany, 162

June 24. Report of Francis Harrison, chairman of the com-
mittee of council to whom the same was referred, 162

June 24. Petition of James Wallace, for a grant of 2,000
acres of land in the counties of Orange and Ulster, or in
one of them, being part of the lands formerly granted to
Capt. John Evans, 162

June 24. Report of Francis Harrison, chairman of the com-
mittee to whom the same was referred, 162

June 24. Warrant of survey for 2,000 acres of land for James
Wallace, 163

June 24. Petition of Cornelius Cuyler and Wm. Ketelthuyn,
praying a patent for a tract of land on the east side of
Hudson's river, beginning at the bounds of a patent
granted to Cornells Van Dyk & Co., at the north side of
a creek called by the Indians Dinoondehowe, and running
up the river to the second carrying place and extends back
into the woods two English miles, 164

Report of Fra: Harrison, chairman of the committee of
council to whom the same was referred, 164

June 24. Petition of Charles Boyle, in relation to the lands
in Oysterbay, of which John Newman died seized, 165

June 9. Warrant for a patent to Charles Boyle, for seven
tracts of land in Queens county, on Nassau Island, and
for the lands undivided or in common in Oysterbay, old
and new purchases of which John Newman lately died
seized, 166

June 9. Certificate to Charles Boyle, for sundry tracts of
land in the town of Oysterbay, in Queens county, 166

June 24. Petition of Daniel Ketelhuyn and Thomas Sharpe,

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r. . . Pa£e'

1731. for license to purchase a certain tract of wood land lying
at a distance from Hudson's river on the east side, to the
north of the line Renselaer's wyck, and south of the lands
belonging to the patentees of Saratogue, 167

June 24. Report of Fra : Harrison, chairman of the commit-
tee of council, to whom the same was referred, 167

July 13. Petition of Jennike Cregier, for license to purchase
2,000 acres of woods land lying on the southeast side of
Schohare River above Kadasede, beginning at the said
river at a place called Yagoughsitawawanie, thence run-
ning up the stream to a place called Chenochquatha, thence
into the woods on both side, 168

Sept. 7. Report of Win, Provoost, from the committee of
council, to whom the same was referred, 168

August 10. Petition of the mayor, aldermen and commonalty,
of the city of Albany, for license to purchase 4,000 acres
of woodland, at Tionondrogo, in trust for the Mohawk
Indians, 169

August 10. Petition of Burger Huijk and others, for a grant
of 6,000 acres, adjoining to lands of which they are now
possessed, at the north bounds of Kinderhook patent,. . . 170

August 10. Report of Cadwallader Colden, chairman of the
committee of council, to whom the same was referred,. . . 170
I August 12. Order in council, empowering the governor to
grant a patent to Anthony Rutgers, for a certain swamp
and fresh pond, called the Fresh water, adjacent to the
Duke's farm, upon New York Island, containing in all 70
acres, (2 copies,) 171, 172

August 25. Petition of Robert Livingston, Junr., and others,
for license to purchase 10,000 acres of land, up the Mo-
hawks river, in the county of Albany, 173

August 25. Petition of John Vander Spiegel and others, for
license to purchase three or four hundred acres of land,
called Mart Gerritson's Island and Rattle Snake plate,
near adjoining to the west bounds of Kinderhook, 174

Sept. 21. Report of James DeLancey, chairman of the com-
mittee of council, to whom the same was referred, 174

Sept. 3. Petition of Thomas Smith, praying a patent for
1,000 acres of vacant land, lying next his farm, in Orange
county, being part of the tract formerly granted to Capt.
John Evans, with 175

Sept. 7. Report of Wm. Provoost, chairman of the com-
mittee of council, to whom the same was referred, 175

Sept. 15. Petition of Johannis De Wandelaar, ofSchogkook,
in the county of Albany, for license to purchase 2,000
acres of land, above the Half Moon, on the east side of
Hudson's river, 176

Sept. 17. Petition of Stephen Van Courtlandt and others, for
license to purchase 8,000 acres of land, lying on the east
side of Hudson's river, to the northward of the manor of
Renselaarswick, to the south of the lands of the patentees
of Saragtoga, and to the south and .north of Hosick
patentees, 177

vol. x.] LAND PAPERS. 199

1731. Sept. 1 7. Petition of Teunis Van Sleyk and Pieter Lodewijck,
for license to purchase 1,000 acres of land, to the north-
ward of Kinderhook, at a little creek called Stone creek, 178
Sept. 21. Report of the committee of council, to whom the
same was referred, 178

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Page.
1731. Sept. 7. Petition of Hartman Windecker and others, praying
a patent for 2,000 acres of land, on the south side of the
Maquases river, about 3 miles distant from said river, to
the westward of the lands granted to Peter Wagenaer
and others, 1

Sept. 21. Report of the committee of council, to which the
same was referred, 1

Sept. 22. Petition of Henry Van Rensselaer, of the county
of Albany, in relation to the petition of Burgher Huyck
and others, for land southward of the south bounds of the
manor of Ranslaerswyck, and esteemed to be within the
township of Kinderhook, 2

Sept. 23. Report of Phillip Livingston, chairman of the com-
mittee to which the same was referred, 2

Sept. 24. Petition of Abraham Vanhorn and others, praying
a patent for so much of a tract of land, lying on the west
side of the Maquas river, beginning at Onieyodee ; thence
along the river westerly, to a place called Jurkannanodago,
and into the woods ten English miles, as will with the
land surveyed for them, on the south side of the Maquas,
beginning at a place called Kajurgouchtoohary, make up
8,000 acres, 3, 4

Sept. 23. Petition of Jurch Hough and others, for a license
to purchase certain vacant and unappropriated wood
lands, lying to the southward of a certain place called by
the natives Canajoharie, about four miles from the Mo-
hawks river, to the back of the lands granted to Cadwai-
, lader Colden and others, 5

Sept. 23. Report of Phillip Livingston, chairman of the com-
mittee of council, to whom the same was referred, 5

Oct. 2. Description of a survey of a certain tract of land,
lying in the county of Albany, on both sides of the Kin-
derhook creek, containing 6,000 acres, laid out for Burger
Huyk and others, by Jacobus Bruyn, deputy surveyor, 6

Sept. 25. Petition of Petrus Van Driessefc and Johannis Ehl,

vol. xi.] LAND PAPERS. 201

Pago.
1731. praying a patent for 2,000 acres of land, lying on the

south side of the Mohawks river, 6

Sept. 30. Report of Phillip Livingston, chairman of the com-
mittee of council, to whom the same was referred, 6

Warrant for a patent to Burgher Huyk and others, for a
tract of land, on hoth sides of the Kinderhook creek, set
out for them, as appears by a certificate, 7

Certificate to Burgher Huyck and others, for 6,000 acres of
land, 7

Oct. 15. Description of a survey of six tracts of land, in the
county of Orange, in the Highlands, on the west side of
Hudson's river, being some of the vacated lands, late of
Capt. John Evans, laid out for Gabriel and William
Ludlow, by Charles Clinton, deputy surveyor, 8

Oct. 25. Petition of Tunis Van Slyk and Pieter Lodewyck,
for a license, to purchase 1,000 acres of vacant land, to
the northward of Kinderhook, at a little creek called
Stone creek, 9

Oct. 25. Report of Frederick Morris, chairman of the com-
mittee of council, to whom the same was referred, 9

Oct. 25. Affidavit of Wm. Hopkins and Daniel Hogan, in
relation to the service of a copy of the foregoing petition,
upon the owners of the adjoining lands, 9

Nov. 2. Description of a survey of 2,000 acres of land, lying
about three miles from the south side of the Mohawks
river, laid out for Hartman Windeker and others, by Ed-
ward Collins, deputy surveyor, 10

Nov. 8. Description of a survey of 8,000 acres of land, lying
on the west side of the Mohawks river, beginning on the
bank of said river, a little above the upper end of a certain
island, lately granted to Rutger Bleeker and others, and
along said river to the mouth of a rivulet, called by the
Indians Jurhannannodago, including the small islands in
the river, laid out for Abraham Van Horn and others, by
Edward Collins, 11

Nov. 11. Warrant for a patent, to Hartman Wendecker and
others, for a tract of land, set out to them, as appears by
a certificate, 12

Nov. 11. Certificate to Hartman Wendecker and others, for
a certain tract of land, lying about three miles from the
south side of the Mohawks river, beginning at the north-
east corner of the lands granted to Peter Wagenaer and
others, containing 2,000 acres, 12

Nov. 13. Warrant for a patent, to Abraham Van Home and
others, for a certain tract of land and some islands therein
included, set out to them, as appears by a certificate,. ... 13

Nov. 12. Certificate to Abraham Van Home and others, for
a tract of land, lying upon the west side of the Mohawks
river, beginning at a point a little above the island,
granted to Rutger Bleecker and others, and extending
along the river to the mouth of a rivulet, called by the
Indians Jurhannanodo, including several small islands,

containing in all 8,000 acres, 13

26

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Pago.

1731. Nov. 18. Description of a survey of a tract of land, lying on

the east side of Hudson's river, on both sides of a certain

creek called Tomlenack, containing nearly 2,000 acres,

laid out for John Schuyler and Joachim Bradt, by Cad-

wallader Colden, surveyor general, 14

Dec. 1. Description of a survey of a certain tract of land, on
the west side of Hudson's river, beginning on the east
side of Sawyer's kill, and bordering on the Caters kill,
and the land called Kiskatameteky, containing 4,000
acres, laid out for Vincent Mathews and others, by Chas.

Clinton, dep. surveyor, 15

Nov. 11. Petition of Jurch Miller and others, for a license to
purchase 3,500 acres of vacant wood land, lying some
distance from the Mohawks river, on the north side
thereof, to the west of Stone Rabia, being lands hereto-
fore granted to Bartholomew Pickard and others, 16

Nov. 2. Report of the committee of council, to whom the

same was referred, 16

Dec. 2. Petition of Nathaniel Hazard, Junr., praying a patent
for 2,000 acres of the vacant land, being part of the lands

formerly granted to Capt. John Evans, 17

Dec. 23. Report of James Alexander, from the committee of

council, to whom the same was referred, 17

Dec. 2. Petition of Jurch Hough and others, praying a
patent, for all that certain tract of land, on the south side
of the Maquase river, behind the lands granted to Cad-
wallader Colden and company, beginning at a creek,
called by the natives Kaniochragaionde, and running up
the same, to a place called Teohogon, which is about two
English miles, and keeping the breadth of one English
mile, on both sides of the creek, till the same takes in the

quantity of 2,500 acres, 18

Dec. 2. Report of the committee of council, to whom the

same was referred,

Dec. 6. Letter of Cadwallader Colden, to Richard Bradley,
Esq., in relation to a patent for 4,000 acres of land, in
which Mr. Heath is in ti-ust for him, dated at Coldenham, 19
Dec. 7. Description of a survey of 2,000 acres of land, in the
county of Ulster, being part of the lands formerly granted
to Capt. John Evans, lying near the patent of Francis
Harrison and company, laid out for James Wallace, by

Charles Clinton, deputy surveyor, 20

Dec. 8. Certificate to James Wallace, for the last mentioned

land, 21

Dec. 9. Petition of Gabriel Ludlow, Junr., of Orange Town,
praying a patent for 2,000 acres of the vacant land, in

Orange county, being part of Evans' patent, with 22

Dec* 23. Report of Ja: Alexander, from the committee of

council, to whom the same was referred, 22

Dec. 20. Warrant for a patent, to Vincent Matthews and
others, for 4,000 acres of land, on the west side of
Hudson's river, lately set out to them, as appears by a
certificate, 23

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Page.

1731. Boundaries of the land surveyed by Vincent Matthews, be-

ginning on the east line of Sawyer's kill, and running
along by the Caters kill and Kiskatameteky, 23

Nov. 11. Petition of Frederick Bell and Hendrick Hager, for
license to purchase 800 acres of land, not far from Oris-
konie, near to the Maquase river, with 24

Dec. 23. Report of the committee of council, to whom the
same was referred, 24

Nov. 11. Petition of Johan Jurch Kast, Junr., and Jacob
Hilts, for license to purchase 1,000 acres of vacant land,
and a run of water, near Burnet's field, 25

Dec. 2. Report of the committee of council, to whom the
same was referred, 25

Dec. 23. Petition of John Collins and others, for license to
purchase 16,000 acres of vacant land, '. 26

Dec. 23. Report of Ja: Alexander, chairman of the com-
mittee of council, to whom the same was referred, 26

1732. Jan. 25. Warrant for a patent, to James Wallace, for 2,000

acres of land, in the county of Ulster, lately set out to
him, as appears by a certificate, 27

Feb. 4. Petition of John Vanderspiegle and others, praying
300 acres of the land called Marte Gerritson's Island and
Rattle Snake platt, near adjoyning to the west bounds of
the patent of Kinderhook, 28

Feb. 4. Report of Ja : Alexander, chairman of the committee
of council, to whom the same was referred, 28

Feb. 11. Petition of Henry Lane and others, praying a patent
for three pieces of ground in the city of New York, part
whereof are covered with water, the first beginning on
the south side of the street that leads from the Parade to
the North river, and extends 400 feet into the North river ;
the second begins on the north side of the west end of
Pearl street, and the third begins at the southeast corner
White Hall, with 29

March 13. Report of Phillip Cortland, chairman of the com-
mittee of council to whom the same was referred, 29

March 13. Petition of Samuell Heath and others, praying a
patent for 6,000 acres of the lands lying vacant in coun-
ties of Orange and Ulster, formerly patented to Capt.
John Evans, 30

March 13. Report of Phillip Cortland, chairman of the com-
mittee to whom the same was referred, 30

March 22. Description of a survey of two parcels of land in
the county of Orange, being part of the tract formerly
granted to Capt. John Evans, one of which contains 750
acres, the other 250 acres; laid out for Thomas Smith, by
Charles Clinton, deputy surveyor, 31

April 23. Warrant for a patent to Thomas Smith, for two
parcels of land lying in the county of Orange, set out to
him as appears by a certificate, 32

April 22. Certificate to Thomas Smith, for two tracts of land
in the county of Orange, 32

April 28. Petition of Thomas Hanly, Nathan St. John and

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Page.
1732. others, for a warrant to survey and run out the courses
and bounds of several lots into which the 50,000 acres
granted them in the equivalent lands, are divided, with. . 33

Report of the committee of council to whom the same was
referred, 33

April 28. Petition of John Lawrence, praying a patent for
1,000 acres of the vacant lands in the tract heretofore
granted to Capt. John Evans, in the counties of Orange
and Ulster, or either of them, 34

April 28. Report of the committee of council to whom the
same was referred, 34

May 1. Description of a survey of a tract of land for Corne-
lius Cuyler, lying on the east side of Hudson's river, be-
ginning on the north side of Batten kill, otherwise called
Dionondohowe, where it falls into the said river, and
thence along the north bounds of the land called Sarag-
toga, containing 750 acres, also a tract of land for Wil-
liam Kettelhuyn, beginning on the northwest corner of
the aforesaid creek, and containing 850 acres; Edward
Collins, dep. surveyor, 35

May 1. Letter of Cadwallader Colden to Frederick Morris,
dep. secretary, in relation to the passing of a patent to
Cornelius Cuyler and William Kettelhuyn, for the two
tracts last described, dated at Newburgh, 36

May 5. Warrant for a patent to Cornelius Cuyler and Wil-
liam Kettelhuyn, for 1,600 acres of land on the east side
of Hudson's river, lately set out to them, as appears by a
certificate, 37

May 5. Certificate to Cornelius Cuyler and William Kettel-
huyn, for 1,600 acres of land on the east side of Hudson's
river, 37

May 9. Indian deed to Petrus Van Driessen and Johannes
Ehl, ministers of the Gospel, of all that tract of land
lying in the county of Albany, on the north side of the
Mohawks river, beginning at the westei'most corner of
the land granted to Francis Harrison & Co., on the bank
of said river, and runs northeasterly along the bounds of
said tract two English miles and a half, then northwesterly
one mile and a half, then southwesterly two miles and a
half, to the Mohawks river, and down the same to the
place where it began, 38

May 18. Description of a survey of a tract of land for John
Lawrence, lying in the county of Orange, next to the
patents of McGregory and Bradley, being part of the land
formerly granted to Capt. John Evans, containing 765
acres, Charles Clinton, dep. surveyor, 39

June 1. Description of a survey of two islands in Hudson's
river, opposite to Kinderhook, one of which is known by
the name of Marte Garritsons Island, and contains 225
acres, and the other called Rattle Snake Piatt contains 35
acres ; surveyed for John Vanderspeigle and others, by
Edward Collins, dep. surveyor, " 40

vol. xi.] LAND PAPERS. 205

Page.
1/32. June 7. Warrant for a patent to John Lawrence, for 765

acres of land in the county of Orange, with 41

June 19. Certificate to John Lawrence, for 765 acres of land

lying in the highlands, in the county of Orange, 41

June 16. Warrant for a patent to John Vander Speigle, Wil-
liam Smith and John Borghghart, for some wood land and
meadow in the county of Albany, called Marten Gaerit-
sons island and Rattle Snake island, near adjoining to the
west bounds of Kinderhook, and both of them contains

260 acres, rt 42

June 2. Certificate to John Vanderspeigle and others for the

same, 42

Aug. 25. Petition of Peter Van Brugh, praying a patent for
the use of himself and the other patentees of Hunters
Field, for 400 acres, beginning on the west side of Scho-
harie creek, and adjoining to the west side of the afore-
said patent, to make up a deficiency in the same, 43

Aug. 35. Report of Geo. Clarke, from the committee of

council to whom the same was referred, 43

Aug. 25. Petition of Cornelius Van Ness and others, praying
a patent for 1,200 acres of land on the east side of Hud-
son's river, recently released to the crown by the Indian

proprietors, with 44

Aug. 25. Report of Geo. Clark, from the committee of coun-
cil to whom the same was referred, 44

Sept. 15. Petition of Daniel Kettelhuyn and others, for
license to purchase 15,000 acres of land on the east side
of Hudson's river, near or about a tract of land called

Hosick, with 45

Sept. 15. Report of Rip Van Dam, from the committee of

council to whom the same was referred, 45

Sept. 15. Petition of Petrus Van Driesen and Johannes Ehl
and others, praying a patent for a certain tract of land on
the north side of the Mohawks river, recently released to

the crown by the Indian proprietors, 45

Sept. 15. Report of Rip Van Dam, from the committee of

council to whom the same was referred, 45

Sept. — . Exemplification of an order of the king in council,
empowering the governor to grant the fee simple and in-
heritance of a certain swamp and fresh pond called the
Fresh Water, adjacent to the Duke's Farm on the Island
Manhatten, now called New York, to Anthony Rutgers,

the same containing about 70 acres, '•. . 46

Sept. 16. Warrant for a patent to Anthony Rutgers, for the

land last described, 47

Sept. 22. Petition of John Kelly and Simon Johnson, attor-
neys at law, in relation to a clause in the letters patent,
lately granted to the city of New York, by which they
are " with many others excluded and debarred from prac-
tising in the Mayor's court of said city," '. . 48

Oct. 10. Indian deed to Daniel Kettelhuyn and others, of all
that tract of land on the east side of Hudson's river near

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Page.

1732. and adjoining a tract of land called Hosick, containing
15,000 acres, 49

Oct. 23. Warrant of survey for Petrus VanDriessen, Johannes
Ehl and others, for a tract of land on the north side of
the Mohawks river, 49

Nov. 9. Petition of Daniel Ketelhuyn and others, praying
a patent for a tract of land on the east side of Hudson's
river near and about Hosick, 50

Nov. 9. Report of Archd. Kennedy, chairman of the com-
mittee of council to whom the same was referred, 50

Petition of Wessel Ten Broeck, praying a patent for 1,000
acres of a tract of land called Loin, on the west side of
Hudson's river, 52

Nov. 9. Report of Geo. Clark, from the committee of coun-
cil to which the same was referred, 52

Nov. 9. Petition of Charles Williams and Frederick Morris,
praying a patent for an island lying in a bay or arm of
the sea which runs up between the towns of Easthamp-
ton, South Hampton and Southhold, in the county of Suf-
folk, commonly called Robin's Island, with 53

Nov. 9. Report of Geo. Clark, from the committee of coun-
cil to which the same was referred, 53

Nov. 10. Petition of Johes Vischer and Johes Beekman, in
behalf of themselves and the rest of the owners of Kaya-
derosseras, for a warrant to survey the lines and bounds
of their patent, 54

1733. April 18. Petition of Peter Whine and others, for a license

to purchase 22,000 acres of wood land lying on the east
side of Hudson's river to the northward of the patent
Hoseke, or Rensselaerswick and Schotocock, and to the
eastward of Sarachtoga patent, 55

April 18. Report of the committee of council, to whom the
same was referred, 55

June 13. Description of a survey of 150 acres of land on the
Cater's kill adjoining the patent of Johannes Hanlenbeck,
alias Johannes Hornebeek, laid out for Vincent Matthews
and others, by Cadwallader Colden, survr. genl., 56

June 19. Description of a survey of 825 acres of land for
Wessel Ten Broeck, lying on the west side of Hudson's
river, beginning at the most northerly corner on said
river of the land lately granted to Vincent Matthews, Cad-
wallader Colden, survr. genl., 57

Aug. 23. License to Peter Bayard, to purchase 27,000 acres
of vacant land lying on the east side of Hudson's river
to the northward of Saraghtoga patent, between the lands
lately granted to Cornelius Cuyler and Wm. Kettlehuyn,
and a small rivulet in the upper end of the large carrying
place, together with the several islands in the river in the
aforesaid bounds, 58

Aug. 23. Petition of Charles Williams and Frederick Morris,
and Samuel Heath, praying a patent for 6,000 acres of
the land lying vacant in Evans' patent, with 59

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Page.
1733. Aug. 23. Report of James De Lancey, chairman of the com-
mittee of council to which the same was referred, 59

Aug. 28. Petition of Walter Butler and others, for a license
to purchase a certain tract of land lying near a place
called Tiononderoge, 60

Aug. 28. License to Walter Butler, to purchase 86,000 acres
of vacant land near Tiononderge, 61

Aug. 28. Petition of Peter Bayard and others, praying a
patent for a certain tract of land lying on the east side of
Hudson's river above Saraghtoga, (seepage 58,) 62

Aug. 28. Report of the committee of council to whom the
same was referred, 62

Aug. 30. Letter from Cadwallader Calden to Richard Brad-
ley, attorney general, 63

Sept. 29. Petition of William Dick, praying a patent for a
lot of ground in the city of Albany where the old fort
formerly stood, with 64

Sept. 29. Report of Henry Lane, chairman of the committee
of council to whom the same was referred, 64

Oct. 16. Petition of Walter Butler and others, praying a
patent for 86,000 acres of a tract of land lying on the
south side of the Mohawk's river, beginning at the land
in possession of David Carvill, from thence running
along the said river to the mats or lowland of Tionon-
deroga, thence round said flats to Tiononderoga creek,
thence along the same to Schoharie, thence along the
bounds of Schoharie as they run southerly and easterly,
thence to the bounds of Schenectady, then round the
bounds of other patented lands to the place where it first
begun, , 65

Oct. 16. ^Report of Ph : Livingston, chairman of the commit-
tee of council to whom the same was referred, 65

Sept. 18. Indian deed to Walter Butler and others, for the
same, 66

Description of a survey of 2,850 acres of land for Vincent
Mathews, being the remaining part of 7,000 acres ordered
to be surveyed for them, beginning at the southeast cor-
ner of a tract of 201 acres formerly granted to Geo.
Meales and Richard Hayes, being a tree standing on the
old path between Kingston and Albany, near a run called
the Sawyer's kill, Cadwallader Colden, survr. genl., 67

Oct. 2. Certificate to Vincent Matthews, for 150 acres of
land on the Cater's kill to make up a deficiency in the
patent granted them for 7,000 acres, 68

Oct. 3. Warrant for a patent to Vincent Matthews and
others, for the last mentioned land, 69

Oct. 14. Petition of John Roseboom, junr., and others, for
a license to purchase a tract of vacant wood land lying to
the northeast of Kinderhook upon or near to a creek
called the Stone kill, 70

Oct. 24. Report of the committee of council, to whom the
same was referred, 70

Oct. 24. Petition of Frederick Morris, in behalf of himself

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Page.
1733. and two others, for a license to purchase 6,000 acres of

vacant land in the Oniadies country, on Schenectady river, 7 1

Oct. 24. Report of the committee of council, to whom the
same was referred, VI

Oct. 24. Petition of John Schuyler and others, for a license
to purchase a certain tract of vacant land, at or near
Wood creek, 72

Oct. 24. Report of the committee of council, to whom the
same was referred, 72

Oct. 29. Copy of an act to repeal so much of a clause, in the
act entitled a bill for the vacating, breaking and annulling
several extravagant lands, made Col. Benjamin Fletcher,
late governour of this province, as concerns a certain
swamp and fresh pond, called the Fresh water, and adja-
cent to the King's farm, formerly called the Dukes farm,
on the Island Manhattens, 73

Nov. 3. Petition of Charles Williams and others, for license
to purchase a certain tract of vacant land, lying on the
easterly side of Kinderhook, and to the northward of Col.
Hendrick Rensselaer's patent, in order to obtain a patent
for 15,000 acres thereof, 74

Nov. 3. Report of Henry Lane, chairman of the committee
of council, to whom the same was referred, 74

Nov. 3. Petition of Abraham Glen and others, for a license
to purchase 15,000 acres of land upon Schohare creek, . . 75

Nov. 3. Report of Henry Lane, chairman of the committee
of council, to whom the same was referred, 75

Petition of Jacob Glen and others, for license to purchase
15,000 acres of vacant land, in the county of Albany,. . . 75

Nov. 3. Report of Henry Lane, chairman of the committee
of council, to whom the same was referred, 75

Nov. 12. Description of a survey of Robins Island, lying to
the southward of Booth neck, in the bay between South-
old and Southampton, containing 375 acres, for Charles
Williams and Frederick Morris, Cadwallader Colden,
survr. genl., 76

Nov. 12. Warrant for a patent to Anthony Rutgers, for all
that swamp and fresh pond, called the Fresh water, adja-
cent to the Duke's farm, upon the Island Manhattan, now
called New York Island, 77

Nov. 9. Warrant for a patent, to Wessell Tenbrook, for 825
acres of land, on the west side of Hudson's river, which
was set out for him, as appears by a certificate, 78

Nov. 9. Certificate to Wessell Tenbrook, for a certain tract
of land, lying on the west side of Hudson's river, begin-
ning at the most northerly corner, on Hudson's river, of
a tract of land granted to Vincent Matthews and others,
and containing 825 acres, 78

Dec. 1 8. Petition of John Lindesey, praying a patent for a
tract of land, lying on the west side of Hudson's river,
near Kats kill, containing about 300 acres, with house,
orchard and barn thereunto belonging, whereof Helmer
Janse died seized, the same having escheated to the crown, 79

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Page.

1733. Dec. 18. Report of the committee of council, to whom the

same was referred, 79

Draught of a warrant to the attorney general, to prepare a

patent for the same, 79

Dec. 18. Petition of Richard Nicholls, praying a patent for
400 acres of land, in Ulster county, bounded on the west
by Paltz creek, on the north by the land of Henry Wile-
man, on the east by land formerly granted to Thomas
Brasier, and on the south by land granted to James Alex-
ander, with 80

Dec. 18. Report of the committee of council, to whom the
same was referred, , 80

1734. Feb. 2. Description of a survey of 275 acres of land, lying

on the Paltz river, in the county of Ulster, for Richard

Nicholls, Cadwallader Colden, survr. genl., 81

Feb. 20. Warrant for a patent, to Charles Williams and
Frederick Morris, for an island called Robins Island, lying
to the southward, of Booth's neck, in the bay between
Southold and Southampton, containing 275 acres, 82

1733. Dec. 7. Certificate to Charles Williams and Frederick Mor-

ris, for the same, 82

1734. Feb. 27. Petition of Walter Butler and others, praying a

patent for a certain tract of vacant wood land, adjoining
the back lines of the lands formerly granted to John Col-
lins and others, on the north side of the Mohawks river,

containing 4,000 acres, 83

Feb. 27. Report of Henry Lane, chairman of the committee
of council, to which the same was referred, 83

1733. Nov. 14. Petition of George Clarke, praying a patent for

900 acres of vacant land, near Schoharie, 84

Nov. 14. Report of the committee of council, to which the
same was referred, 84

1734. March 19. Description of a survey of 12,000 acres, lying on

two brooks, in the county of Albany, one of which is
called Marooneschaak, and the other Maquaimkeeck, for
Cornelius Van Ness and others, Edward Collins, dep.
survr., 85

March 27. Warrant for a patent, to Richard Nicholls, for 275
acres of land, lying in the county of Ulster, being part of
the lands formerly granted to Capt. John Evans, 86

Mar. 27. Exemplification of a certificate to Richard Nicholls,
for the same, 86

April 18. Indian deed to Colonel Cosby, for land on the
south side of the Mohawk river, adjoining the lands of
Colden, Alexander & Co., 87

April 28. Petition of Coenraet Frank, praying a patent for
300 acres of land, lying at Burnet's Field, on the south

side of the Mohawk's river, 88

1732. Jan. 28. Indian deed to Cornelius Van Ness, Stephen Van
Renselaer and others, of all that certain tract of land, on
the east side of Hudson's river, on a certain brook, called
Maroomskaak, which rims into the Hoosick kill, near a
place called Sanckhaick, beginning from the bounds of
27

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Page.
1732. Hoosick patent, and so about easterly and north easterly
up along both sides of the said brook, and another brook,
called Maquaemkaeck, until it takes in the quantity of

12,000 acres, ~ 89

1734. Aug. 3. Affidavit of Stevanus Groesbeek, one of the sub-
scribing witnesses, in relation to the signing of the same, 89

May 17. Petition of John De Peyster and others, for license
to purchase a tract of land on the east side of Hudson's
river, to the northward of the city of Albany, 90

May 17. Report of Dan : Horsmanden, chairman of the com-
mittee of council to which the same was referred, 90

May 23. Draught of a letter of R. Bradley to Frederick
Morris, in relation to Richard Nicholl's patent, 92

May 23. Answer to the same, 92

May 24. Letter of R. Bradley to Mr. Nicholls, 93

May 24. Letter of Richd. Nicholls to Richard Bradley, in
relation to his patent, 94

Case of Mr. Richard Nicholl's patent, 95

May 30. Description of a survey for George Clarke, of a tract
of land near a place called Schohary, beginning at the
south bounds on the west side of Schohary river of
another tract known by the name of Hunters field, and
containing 900 acres, 96

Warrant for a patent to Anne Willmot, for all that certain
tract of land lying in the county of Albany, near Fort
Hunter, between tjhe Schohary brook or river and the
Mohawks river, 97

June 21. Petition of David D. Schuyler, for a license to pur-
chase 2,000 acres of land in the Mohocks country, 98

June 21. Report of the committee' of council to which the
same was referred, 98

June 22. Petition of Thomas Freeman and others, praying a
patent for 20,000 acres, being part of a tract purchased
by Nicholas E. Ker and sundry other Germans, in the
Mohauks country, on both sides of the river between the
great flatt or plain above the fall and the land granted to
to the wife and children of Johan Jurch Cast, with 99

June 22. Report of Dan : Horsmanden, chairman of the com-
mittee of council to which the same was referred, 99

June 24. Indian deed to Peter Winne and others, of all that
tract of land on the east side of Hudson's river to the
northward of the patented lands commonly called Hoseke
or Rensslaers wick and Schotocock, and to the eastward
of Sarachtoga patent, 100

July 1. Letter of Richard Nicholls representing the case
relating to his patent, 101

June 13. Petition of John Lyne, Thomas Freeman and others,
praying a patent for 20,000 acres of land in the Mohauks
country, 102

July 13. Report of Dan : Horsmanden, chairman of the com-
mittee* of council to which the same was referred, 102

July 13. Petition of Joseph Warrell and others, praying a
patent for 20,000 acres in the Mohawks country, 103

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1734. July 13. Report of Dan : Horsmanden, chairman of the com-
mittee of council to which the same was referred, 103

Aug. 7. Indian deed to Daniel Denton, of a certain tract of
land on the west side of Hudson's river and on the west
side of the Blew hills of Catts kill, bounded along each
side of Chawtickignank creek, to the Schowherres creek, 104
Aug. 7. Indian deed to Michael Duning, of Orange county,
of a certain tract of land lying on the west of Hudson's
river and on the west side of the Blew hills of Catts kill,
bounded along each side of the Chawtickignank creek to

the Schowherres creek, 105

[No date.] Petition of the sachems or chiefs of the Scho-
harie Mohawk Indians, in behalf of them and their castles,
in relation to their lands in the county of Albany, on the
west side of Hudson's river and the Blew hills of Katts
kill, along each side of Chawtickagnack creek the Schoha-
ries creek to the nearer falls to Schoharie, containing in the
whole about 6,000 acres, which have been stolen from them
by the River Indians and sold to Vincent Mathews, Michael
Dunning and Daniel Denton, (see above,) [with draught,] 106
Aug. 23. Petition of Peter De Lancey, praying a patent for
a small tract of land in the county of Westchester, bounded
eastwardly by Mamaroneck river, and westerly by the old
colony line settled in the year 1664; as also a small island

in Mamaroneck harbour, 107

Aug. 23. Report of Fra: Harrison, chairman of the com-
mittee of council to which the same was referred, 107

Aug. 23. Petition of Daniel Horsmanden, in behalf of him-
self and two others, for license to purchase 6,000 acres of
a certain tract of vacant land on the east side of Hudson's

river, in the county of Albany, 108

Aug. 23. Report of Fra: Harison, chairman of the commit-
tee of council to whom the same was referred, 108

Aug. 23. Petition of Johannes Lansingh, in behalf of him-
self and two other persons, for license to purchase 6,000
acres of a tract of land on the west side of Hudson's
river, at and near the Kats kill, in the county of Albany, 109
Aug. 23. Report of Fra: Harison, chairman of the commit-
tee of council to which the same was referred, 109

Aug. 23. Petition of William Dick and others, for license to
purchase 16,000 acres of a certain tract of vacant land on
the south side of the Maquase river, near Connijgonie, . . 110
Aug. 23. Report of Fra: Harison, chairman of the commit-
tee of council to which the same was referred, 110

Aug. 24. Warrant to William Dick and others, to purchase

the last mentioned land, Ill

Aug. 23. Petition of William Cosby and others, praying a
patent for 20,000 acres, part of the lands by them pur-
chased of Nicholas Ecker and sundry other Germans, in

the Mohauks country, 112

Aug. 23. Report of Fra: Harrison, chairman of the commit-
tee of council to whom the same was referred, 112

Oct. 3. Petition of William Dick and others, praying a

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Page.
1734. patent for 1,600 acres of land on the south side of the

Maquase river, near Connyjorie, {see page 111,] 113

Oct 3. Report of Cadwallader Colden, chairman of the com-
mittee of council, to which the same was referred, 113

Oct. 3. Petition of Vincent Matthews, Michael Dunnig and
Daniell Denton, praying a patent for 6,000 acres of land,
recently purchased by them of the Indians, on the west
side of Hudson's river, with 114

Oct. 3. Report of the committee of council, to which the
same was referred, 114

Oct. 3. Petition of Thomas Williams and Edward Collins, in
behalf of themselves and two other persons, for a license
to purchase 8,000 acres of vacant land, on the west side
of Hudson's river, 115

Oct. 3. Report of Cadwallader Colden, from the committee
of council, to which the same was referred, 115

Oct. 3. Petition of Johannes Lansingh and company, praying
a patent for 6,000 acres of land, on the west side of
Hudson's river, and to the westward of Katts kill, in the
county of Albany, 116

Oct. 3. Report of Cadwallader Colden, chairman of the com-
mittee of council, to which the same was referred, 116

Oct. 3. Description of a survey of 2,000 acres of land, lying
in the county of Orange, being part of the land formerly
granted to Capt. John Evans, surveyed for Nathaniel
Hazard, Junr., by Cadwallader Colden, survr. genl., 117

Oct. 4. Description of a survey of 20,000 acres of land, lying
on both sides of the Mohawk river, surveyed for John
Lyne and others, by Cadwallader Colden, survr. genl.,.. . 118

Oct. 4. Description of a suiwey of 22,000 acres of land, lying
on both sides of the Mohawks river, beginning at a
certain place on the south side of that river, on the west
side of the mouth of a certain creek called Sadaghquede,
which empties into the same, laid out for Joseph Worrel
and others, by Cadwallader Colden, survr. genl., 119

Oct 5. Description of a survey of three several tracts of
land, lying on the west side of Cats kill mountains, on a
creek called Chawtiekignack and Schohary kill, contain-
ing in all 6,000 acres, surveyed for Vincent Matthews,
Michael Dunning and Daniel Denton, by Cadwallader
Colden, survr. genl., 120

Oct. 12. Warrant for a patent, to Joseph Worrell and
others, for 22,000 acres of land, lying on both sides of the
Mohauks river, 121

Oct. 5. Certificate to Joseph Warrel and others, for the
same, 121

Oct. 12. Warrant for a patent, to John Lyne and others, for
20,000 acres of land, on both sides of the Mohauks river, 122

Oct. 5. Certificate to John Lyne and others, for the same,. . 122

Oct. 12. Warrant for a patent, to Vincent Matthews and
others, for 6,000 acres of land, on the west side of Hud-
son's river, 123

Oct. 5. Exemplification of a certificate, to Vincent Matthews

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Page.
1 734. and others, for three tracts of land, containing in all 0,000

acres, 123

Oct. 17. Petition of John Schuyler and others, to have the
time enlarged for making the purchase of a certain tract
of vacant land, at or near a place called Wood creek, .... 124

Oct. 18. Report of Phillip Cortland, from the committee of
council, to which the same was referred,

Oct. 17. Petition of Robert Lurting and others, for leave to
make proof before the council, that they have published
notices of their intention to divide a tract of land, in
Dutchess county, of which they stand seized, and to
selling a part of the same, to defray the expenses of the
partition, 125

Sept. 7. Affidavit of John Sackett, in relation to the publica-
tion of the notices referred to, 125

Oct. 17. Petition of David D. Schuyler, praying a patent for
2,000 acres of lowland, meadow and upland, lying on the
south side of the Mohawks river, 126

July 9. Indian deed to David Schuyler, for all that tract of
land on the south side of the Mohocks river, beginning a
little above a place called Onawedake, 127

Petition of David Schuyler, praying a patent for 2,000 acres
of land, on the south side of the Mohawks river, 128

Oct. 24. Report of Phillip Cortlandt, from the committee of
council, to which the same was referred, 128

Oct. 24. Proposals offered to his excellency and council, by
the surveyor general, attorney general and secretary, to
encourage the settling of lands, in the remote parts of the
province, 129

Oct. 26. Petition of Gerrit Johanese Lansingh and Robert
Lansingh, praying a patent for 1,000 acres of the lands, in
the county of Albany, called Kaghkamekaek, 130

1733. Indian deed to Gerrit J ohannesse Lansingh and Robert Lan-

singh, of all that tract of land called Kaghkamekaek,
beginning at a certain place called Sepewechkaseck, and
running with an easterly line, to a place called Paptaneck,
and from said Sepewechkaseck with a westerly line to ye
bounds of Kinderhook, and along said bounds southerly,
to ye patent of Col. Hendrick Ranselaer, 131

1734. Oct. 26. Petition of Paul Richards and others, for license to

purchase a tract of vacant land, lying in the Mohawks
country, in order to obtain a patent for 1,000 acres
thereof, 132

Oct. 29. Report of James DeLancey, from the committee of
council, to which the same was referred, 132

Oct. 26. Description of a survey of a tract of land, for Wil-
liam Cosby and others, lying near Fort Hunter, between
the Schohary brook and the Mohawks river, and contain-
ing 28,000 acres, Cadwallader Colden, survr. genl., 133

Oct. 29. Petition of George Clark and John Lindesay, in
behalf of themselves and two others, for license to pur-
chase 8,000 acres of vacant land in the Mohawks country, 134

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Page.
1734. Oct. 29. Report of James DeLancey, chairman of the com-
mittee of council, to which the same was referred, 134

Oct. 29. Petition of Charles Boyle, praying a patent for
2,000 acres of vacant land, in the county of Albany, .... 135

Oct. 29. Report of James DeLancey, from the committee of
council, to which the same was referred, 135

Oct. 29. Petition of Jacob Glen and others, praying a patent
for 24,000 acres, on the north side of the Maquase river, 136

Oct. 29. Report of James De Lancey, from the committee
of council to whom the same was referred, 136

Oct. 29. Petition of Fredk. Morris & Company, for an en-
largement of the time limited in the license granted them
to purchase a certain tract of vacant land in the Oniades
country, on Schenectady river, for the space of twelve
months longer, , 137

Oct. 29. Report of James De Lancey, from the committee
of council to which the same was referred, 137

Oct. 29. Petition of Walter Butler and Archibald Kennedy
and others, for license to purchase a tract of vacant land in
the county of Albany, 138

Oct. 29. Report of James De Lancey, from the committee
of council, to which the same was referred, 138

Nov. 1. Petition of James Strihgham and Danl. Everitt,
praying a patent for 4,000 acres of lands lying vacant and
unpatented in the tract formerly granted to Capt. John
Evans, 139

Nov. 1. Report of Archd. Kennedy, chairman of the com-
mittee of council, to which the same was referred, 139

Nov. 5. Petition of William Cony, for a grant of 100,000
acres of land in the Mohocks country near Aries creek,
Tienonderoga creek, Godority patent and Schoharie,. . . . 140

Nov. 6. Petition of Cornelius Van Home and others, for
license to purchase 36,000 acres of vacant land in the
county of Albany, .... 141

Nov. 6. Report of James De Lancey, from the committee of
council, to whom the same was referred, 141

Nov. 8. Indian deed to Edward Collins and Thomas Williams
of the city of Albany, of all that certain tract of land in
the county of Albany, on the west side of Hudson's river
bounded northerly by the west line of the manor of
Renselaers wyke, southerly by the lands granted John
Bronck and Martin Gerritse Van Bergen, easterly by Hud-
son's river, and westerly by the high woods known and
called by the Indian name Sticktekook, 142

Nov. 11. Warrant for a patent to George Clarke, for 900
acres of a certain tract of land in the county of Albany, 143

July 15. Certificate to George Clark, for 900 acres of vacant
land at or near a place called Schoharie, beginning at the
south bounds of Huntersfield on the west side of Scho-
hary river, 142

Nov. 12. Petition of William Cosby, junr., and others, for
license to purchase a tract of land in the Mohauks country, 144

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VOL.

1734. Nov. 12. Report of Geo. Clark, from the committee of coun-

cil to which the same was referred, 144

Nov. 12. License to William Cosby, junr., and others, to pur-
chase a tract of land in the Mohauks country, 145

Nov. 15. Warrant for 25,000 acres within the bounds of
Evans' patent between the old and new northwest line for
John Hamilton & Company, 146

Nov. 6. License to Walter Butler and Archibald Kennedy,
in behalf of themselves and others, to purchase eight thou-
sand acres of a certain tract of vacant land in the county
of Albany, 147

Nov. 20. Petition of George Clark, owner of lot No. 48, in
a tract of land in Orange Co., granted to Matthew Ling
and others, praying a patent for so much of said lot as by
a survey thereof is found to be within the bounds of
Evans' patent, 148

Nov. 20. Report of Dan : Horsmanden, chairman of the com-
mittee of council to which the same was referred, 148

Nov. 20. Petition of Peter Winne and others, praying a
patent for 22,000 acres of a tract of land on the east side
of Hudson's river, above the city of Albany to the north-
ward of the patented lands commonly called Hoseke or
Renselaerswick and Schotocock, and to the eastward of
Sarachtoga patent, 149

Nov. 20. Report of Dan : Horsmanden, chairman of the com-
mittee of council to which the same was referred, 149

Nov. 25. Petition of John Hamilton and others, praying a
patent for 25,000 acres of land in the county of Orange,
adjacent to the southerly bounds of a patent formerly
granted to Capt. John Evans, 150

Nov. 25. Report of Phillip Cortlandt, from the committee
of council to which the same was referred, 150

Nov. 25. Petition of Elizabeth Denne, widow, praying a
patent for 1,140 acres, surveyed for her husband in his
lifetime and lying upon the northwest line of Evans'
patent, 151

Nov. 28. Report of Phillip Cortlandt, from the committee
of council to which the same was referred, 151

Dec. 2. Petition of Jacob Lansingh, for license to purchase
2,000 acres of land in the county of Albany, 152

Dec. 2. Report of Dan : Horsmanden, from the committee of
council to whom the same was referred, 152

Dec. 11. Indian deed to William Cosby, junr., and others,
of all that tract of land lying to the westward of Hud-
son's river near the Schohary creek, between the Cattskill
creek and the aforesaid Schohary river, the one called
Kahosetthare, and the other Gataraga hill, including the
said hills and the land between them, 153

Dec. 12. Warrant for a patent to Elizabeth Denne, for 1,140
acres of land lying in the county of Orange upon the
northwest line of Evans' patent, 154

Dec. 30. Certificate to Elizabeth Denne, for the same, 154

1735. Jan. 3. Description of a survey of a tract of land for Walter

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Page.
1735. Butler and others, lying adjacent to the back line of the
lands formerly granted to John Collins and others, on the
north side of the Mohawks river, and containing 4,000
acres, Cadwallader Colden, survr. genl., 155

Dec. 3. Description of a survey of a tract of land for James
Stringham and Daniel Everitt, lying in the county of
Ulster, upon the line which is supposed to divide that
county from the county of Orange, being part of the lands
formerly granted to Capt. John Evans, containing 3,850
acres, Cadwallader Colden, survr. genl., 156

Division of the six tracts of land into which 28,000 acres of
land, lying between the Mohawk and Scohary river, is
divided, 157

Jan. 4. Certificate to James Stringham and Daniel Everit,
for a certain tract of land in the county of Ulster, con-
taining 3,850 acres, 158, 159

Jan. 10. Warrant for a patent, to James Stringham and
Daniel Everit, for 3,850 acres, being part of the tract for-
merly granted to Capt. John Evans, 159

Feb. 5. Petition of Thomas Williams and Edward Collins,
praying a patent for 8,000 acres of land, in a certain tract
on the west side of Hudson's river, bounded northerly by
the west line of the manor of Penslaerwycke, southerly
by the lands granted to John Bronck and Martin Gerritse
Van Bergen, easterly by Hudson's river, and westerly by
the high woods known and called by the Indian name,
Stiktekook, 160

Feb. 15. Warrant for a patent to Anne Willmott, for 2,000
acres of all that certain tract of land lying near Fort
Hunter, between the Schoharie brook and the Mohawks
river, 161

Feb. 15. Certificate to Anne Wilmot, for the same, 161

Feb. 15. Warrant for a patent, to Charles Williams and oth-
ers, for 14,000 acres of all that certain tract of land lying
near Fort Hunter, between the Schohary brook and the
Mohawks river, 162

Feb. 15. Certificate to Charles Williams and others, for the
same, 162

Feb. 15. Warrant for a patent, to Maynard and Elizabeth
Guerin, for 4,000 acres of all that tract of land lying
near Fort Hunter, between the Schoharie brook and the
Mohawks river, 163

Feb. 15. Certificate to Maynard and Elizabeth Guerin, for
the same, 163

Feb. 15. Warrant for a patent, Edward and Phillis Harri-
son, for 4,000 acres of all that certain tract of land lying-
near Fort Hunter, between the Schohary brook and the
Mohawks river, 164

Feb. 15. Certificate to Edward and Phillis Harrison, for the
same, 164

April 3. Petition of William Cosby and others, praying a
patent for 14,000 acres of a tract of land in the Mohauks
country, to near and between the Schohary river and the

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Page.
1735. Katts kill creek, and between the aforesaid river and two
certain hills, lying on the west side thereof, the one called
Kahosetthare, and the other Gataraga hill, including the
said hills and the land between them, 165

April 3. Report of Francis Harrison, from the committee of
council, to which the same was referred, 165

April 3. Petition of Frederick Morris, in behalf of himself
and others, praying a patent for 6,000 acres of a tract of
land lying in the county of Albany, being in breadth three
English miles on each side of the Mohauks river, 166

April 3. Report of Francis Harrison, from the committee of
council, to which the same was referred, 166

April 5. Petition of Thomas Williams and Edward Collins,
in relation to their former application for a patent for lands
on the east side of Hudson's river, and the caveat entered
against the passing of the same, by Andries Coeymans, . . 167

April 22. Description of a survey of a tract of land, for
Frederick Morris and others, in the county of Albany,
beginning at a certain place, on the south side of the
Mohawks river, opposite to a certain hill, called Towerir-
gonne, being the most northerly bounds of the township
of Schenectady, and containing 1,000 acres, Cadwallader
Colden, survr. genl., 168

May 28. Warrant for a patent, to John Schuyler and Joachim
Bradt, for a certain tract of land on the east side of Hud-
son's river, containing nearly 2,000 acres, 169

1734. Oct. 3. Certificate to John Schuyler and Joachim Bradt, for

a certain tract of land lying on the east side of Hudson's
river, on both sides of a certain brook, called Tomlenack, 169

1735. June 10. Warrant for a patent, to Maynard Guerin and Eli-

zabeth Guerin, for a certain tract of land in the county of
Albany, containing 4,000 acres, 170

June 10. Certificate to Maynard Guerin and Elizabeth Guerin,
for 4,000 acres of land, lying upon Schoharie river, 170

June 10. Warrant for a patent to Anne Wilmot, for a cer-
tain tract of land in the county of Albany, containing
2,000 acres, 171

June 10. Certificate to Anne Wilmot, for 2,000 acres of land,
beginning at the most easterly corner, on the Mohawks
river, of a tract of 14,000 acres, granted Charles Williams
and others, 171

June 10. Warrant for a patent, to Edward Harrison and
Phillis Harrison, for a certain tract of land in the county
of Albany, containing 4,000 acres, ; 172

June 10. Certificate to Edward Harrison and Phillis Harri-
son, for 4,000 acres of land, beginning at the most south-
erly corner, on Schohary river, of a tract of 14,000 acres,
granted to Charles Williams and others, 172

June 10. Warrant for a patent, to William Cosby, Jun., for
a certain tract of land in the county of Albany, contain-
ing 2,000 acres, 173

June 10. Certificate to William Cosby, Jun., for a tract of
land, containing 2,000 acres, beginning at the bounds of
28

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Page.
1735. the township of Schenectady, at a place on the south side
of the Mohawks river which is opposite to a hill, on the
north side of said river, called Towerirgonne, 173

June 10. Warrant for a patent, to Charles Williams and oth-
ers, for a tract of land in the county of Albany, contain-
ing 14,000 acres, 174

June 10. Certificate to Charles Williams and others, for
14,000 acres of land, lying upon Schohary river, 174

June 10. Warrant for a patent to Henry Cosby, for a certain
tract of land in the county of Albany, containing 2,000
acres, 175

June 10. Certificate to Henry Cosby, for 2,000 acres of land,
beginning at the most westerly corner, on the Mohawks
river, of a tract of 2,000 acres, granted to William Cosby,
Jun., 175

June 23. Deed from David Schuyler to John Lindesay, for
2,000 acres of low and upland, a little above a place
called Onawedake, by the mouth of a small creek on the
Mohawks river, 175

June 27. Petition of Jacob Glen and others, for license to
purchase two tracts of land in the county of Albany, from
the native Indians, 177

Division of the four lots into which 4,000 acres granted to
Capt. Butler & Co., are divided, (Schohary,) 178

July 4. Warrant for a patent to Lieut. Walter Butler and
others, for a certain tract of vacant wood land lying on
the north side of the Mohawks river, and containing
nearly 4,000 acres, 179

June 12. Certificate to Walter Butler and others, for the
same as subdivided, 179

July 4. Petition of John Groesbeek and others, for license
to purchase a tract of land on the south side of the Mo-
hauks river, in the county of Albany, 180

July 4. Report of James De Lancey, from the committee of
council to which the same was referred, 180

July 4. Petition of William Dick, for license to purchase a
tract of vacant land in the county of Albany, situate on
both sides of a certain creek called Tekayonharonwe, on
the back of the lands granted to Rutger Bleecker & Co.,
the south side of the Mohawks river, 181

July 4. Report of James De Lancey, from the committee of
council to which the same was referred, 181

July 4. Petition of Lieut. Walter Butler and Grietije Vrou-
man, widow, for license to purchase 600 acres of vacant
land at Schoharie, 182

July 4. Report of James De Lancey, from the committee of
council to which the same was referred, 182

July 5. License to Lieut. Walter Butler and Grietije Vroo-
man, to purchase a certain tract of vacant land at Scho-
. harie, 183

July 10. Indian deed to Jacob Glen and others, of a tract of
land in the Mohaks country, on the south side of the

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Page.
1735. Mohaks river, beginning on the southwest corner of the

land granted to Capt. John Scott, near Aries creek, . 184

Sept. 2. "Petition of Aaron Stephens and John Lindesay,
praying a patent for 2,000 acres of a tract of vacant land

in the Mohauks country, 185

Sept. 2. Report of Dan : Horsmanden, chairman of the com-
mittee of council to which the same was referred, 185

Sept. 8. Description of a survey of a tract of land for Thomas
Freeman and others, lying in the county of Albany, begin-
ning at the northwest corner of a tract of land at the
same time surveyed for Augustus Fitz Roy and others,
and containing 5,000 acres ; Cadwallader Colden, survr.

genl., 186

Sept. 10. Indian deed to John Lindesay and others, of all
that tract of land in the Moquas country, on the north
side of the Moquas river, and being on a creek called
Caquago creek or Kennedy kill, about four miles from the
river, and so up said creek or kill for the space of twenty
miles, and three miles along on each side of the creek or

kill,. 187

Sept. 25. Indian deed to John Lindesay and others, of a tract
of land lying on the south side of the Maquas river, behind
the tract of land granted to Capt. Wll. Dick and others,
beginning at a large hill where there is a brook, and so
westerly 12 miles, thence southerly 7 miles, thence easterly
12 miles, thence northerly to the place where it first begun, 188
Oct. 24. Petition of Archibald Kennedy and Lewis Johnston,
for a license to purchase 4,000 acres of land on the south
side of the Mohawks river, upon a certain hill commonly

called the ffall Bersc, • 189

Oct. 24. Report of Henry Lane, from the committee of council

to which the same was referred, 189

Oct 7. Warrant for a patent to Thomas Freeman and others,

for 5,000 acres of land in the county of Albany, 189

Sept. 10. Certificate to Thomas Freeman and others, for 5,000
acres of land, being part of a tract of 86,000 acres granted
to Walter Butler and others, on the south side of the

Mohawks river, .- I89

Nov. 3. Petition of David Schuyler and John Lindesay,
praying a patent for 3,000 acres of a tract of land lying
in the county of Albany, on the south side of the Mohauks

river, with a report thereon, 190

Nov. 7. Petition of Peter De Lancey and John Lyndesay,
praying a patent for 3,000 acres of land in the county of

Albany, on the south side of the Mohauks river, 191

Nov. 7. Report of Cadwallader Colden, chairman of the

committee of council to which the same was referred,. . . 191
Nov. 15. Letter from Cadwallader Colden to Mr. Morris, in
relation to the pateat to David Schuyler and John Lynde-

192
say, ^

Nov. 27. Description of a survey of two tracts of land for
Joseph Sacket and Joseph Sacket, junr., lying in the
country of Orange, being part of the lands formerly

220 LAND PAPERS. [vol. n.

Page.

1735. granted to Capt. John Evans, one containing 2,000, the
other 222 acres ; Cadwallader Colden, snrvr. genl., 192

1736. March 24. Petition of James Stringham, praying a patent

for 2,000 acres of land within the bounds of Evans' patent, 193
1735. Dec. 22. Indian deed to Jacob Lansingh, of a certain piece
of wood land lying at Kanajohere, in the county of Albany,
on the north side of land granted to Peter Waganor, and
on the west of ground and land belonging to Phillip Liv-
ingston, 194

VOLUME XII.

1736-1738.

Page.

1736. Feb. 23. Petition of John Lyndesay, for 300 acres of land
on the west side of Hudson's river near Catts kill, with
house, garden, barn and premises thereunto belonging, of
which Helnier Janse died seized, the same having escheat-
ed to the crown in default of heirs, 1

Warrant for a patent to John Lyndesay, for the same, 1

Feb. 17. Indian deed to John Groesbeck and others, of a
certain tract of land lying on the south side of the Mo-
hawks river, on the east side of a certain lake called
Ootseke, beginning at a hill called Sheyoheyade, running
with a direct line from thence six English miles, and so
farther that the said tract shall comprehend in the whole
six English miles, four square, 2

[No date"] Petition of John Schuyler and Nellie Bradt,
widow, praying a patent for 2,000 acres of land in the
county of Albany, on the west side of Hudson's, as laid
out for said Schuyler and Joachim Bradt, deceased, 3

March 18. Petition of John Groesbeeck and others, praying
a patent for 22,000 acres of a tract of land in the county
of Albany, on the south side of the Mohawks river, .... 4

March 18. Report of Dan : Horsmanden, from the council to
which the same was referred, 4

March 18. Petition of William Bo wen and others, praying
a patent for 6,000 acres of land on the south side of the
Mohawks river in the Mohawks country, 5

March 18. Report of Dan: Horsmanden, from the commit-
tee of council to which the same was referred, 5

March 25. Petition of James Stringham, praying a patent
for 2,000 acres of the land lying vacant in Evans' patent, 6

March 25. Report of the committee of council to which the
same was referred, 6

March 25. Petition of John Schuyler and Nellie Bradt,
widow, ; '

March 25. Report of the committee of council to which the
same was referred, *

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Page.
1736. March 25. Petition of John Lindesay and Phillip Livingston,
praying a patent for 3,000 acres of land within the bounds
of a tract on the south side of the Mohawks river, pur-
chased of the Indians by said Lindesay in conjunction
with David Schuyler, 8

March 25. Report of the committee of council to whom the
same was referred, 8

April 22. Petition of Joseph Sackett, praying a patent for
2,000 acres of the land lying vacant in patent of Capt.
John Evans, 9

May 6. Report of Dan Horsmanden, from the committee of
council to which the same was referred, 9

March 16. Description of a survey of two tracts of land for
James Stringham, being part of the lands formerly granted
to Capt. John Evans, the first lies on the east bank of the
Paltz creek, in the county of Ulster, and contains 1,630
acres, the second containing 370 acres, lies in the county
of Orange, and begins at the most westerly corner of a
tract of 222 acres granted, surveyed for Joseph Sackett,
by Cadwallader Colden, survr. genl., 10

May 13. Petition of John De Peyster and Johes Lawyer,
praying a patent for 1,500 acres of vacant land at Scho-
harie, being part of the land purchased in 1714 by Myn-
dert Schuyler and others, ._ 11

May 18. Report of Jno. Peagrum, from the committee of
council to which the same was referred, 11

May 25. Warrant for a patent to Joseph Sackett and son,
for two tracts of land in the county of Orange, one con-
taining 2,000, the other 222 acres, 12

April 26. Certificate to Joseph Sacket and son, for the same, 12

June 1. Warrant for a patent to James Stringham, for 2,000
acres of vacant land vested in the crown within the bounds
of the land formerly granted to Capt. John Evans, 13

May 18. Certificate to James Stringham, for the same, 13

June 7. Description of a survey of a certain tract of land
lying and being above Burnet's field, on both sides of the
Mohawks river to the westward of Cosby's manor, begin-
ning on the south side of the river, and on the west side
of a brook called Sadachqueda where it empties into the
river, and contains 3,185 acres ; also another tract lying
on the north side of said river, beginning over against
the mouth of Sadachqueda brook, and containing 2,815
acres, surveyed for Frederick Morris and others, by Ed-
ward Collins, deputy surveyor, 14

June 12. License to Walter Butler, to purchase 2,000 acres
of vacant land at Schoharie, 15

June 10. Petition of Walter Butler, for license to purchase
2,000 acres of vacant land in the county of Albany, 16

June 10. Report of the committee of council to which the
same was referred, 16

June 11. Warrant for a patent to Frederick Morris and
others, for two certain tracts of land containing in the

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Page.
1736. whole 6,000 acres, lying above Burnet's field on both sides

of the Mohawks river, 17

June 10. Certificate to Frederick Morris and others, for the
same, 17

May 20. Petition of Adoniah Schuyler, praying a patent for
a ferry from the nearest part of Staten Island, (right
across the meadows,) to Elizabeth town point in East
New Jersey, 18

June 10. Report of the committee of council to which the
same was referred, 18

June 17. Description of a survey of a tract of land for John
Lyndesay and Phillip Livingston, lying on the south side
of the Mohawks river, beginning at the mouth of a small
brook where it falls into said river a little above the flatt
lands called by the Indians Onawedaghe, and containing
3,000 acres, Cadwallader Colden, survr. genl., 19

June 17. Petition of William Dick and others, praying that
16,000 acres of land, on the Maquase river, near Cannajo-
harie, on the south side of the said river, which they have
purchased under a license granted for that purpose, may
be set out to them in allotments of 2,000 acres each, 20

June 17. Report of the committee of council, to which the
same was referred, 20

June 18. Description of a survey of 2,000 acres of land, for
Frederick Morris, lying near Canajohary, on both sides of
a certain brook, called by the Indians Tecayonharonwe,
Cadwallader Colden, survr. genl., 21

June 18. Description of a survey of 2,000 acres of land, lying
for William Dick, lying near Canajohary, on both sides
of a certain brook, called by the Indians Tecayonharonwe,
Cadwallader Colden, survr. genl., 22

June 18. Description of a survey of 2,000 acres of land, for
John Lyne, lying near Canajohary, on both sides of a
certain brook, called by the Indians Tecayonharonwe,
Cadwallader Colden, survr. genl., (see page 20,) 23

June 18. Description of a survey of 2,000 acres of land, for
William Cosby, sheriff of New York, lying near Canajo-
hary, on both sides of a certain brook, called by the
Indians Tecayonharonwe, Cadwallader Colden, survr.
genl., (see page 20,) 24

June 19. Warrant for a patent, to William Cosby, for 2,000
acres of land, near Canajoharie, (see page 25,) with 25

June 1 9. Certificate to William Cosby, for the same land, . . 25

June 19. Warrant for a patent, to Frederick Morris, for
2,000 acres of land, near Canajoharie, 26

June 19. Certificate to Frederick Morris, for the same land, 26

June 19. Warrant for a patent, to John Lyndesay and
Phillip Livingston, for 3,000 acres of land, on the south
side of the Mohawks river, beginning at the mouth of a
small brook which falls into said river, a little above the
flat lands, called by the Indians Anawedaghe, 27

June 18. Certificate to John Lindesay and Phillip Livings-
ton, for the same, 27

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Page.
1736. June 21. Draft of a patent, to John Lyndesay and Phillip

Livingston, for the land last above described, 28

June 24. Petition of Richard Nicholls, for a grant of 300
acres of waste land, lying next to his tract of 275 acres,
upon the Paltz creek, in" Ulster county, and also for as
much more as will make up the whole 2,000 acres, if he
can discover so much vacant and unpatented land, with 29
June 26. Report of the committee of council, to whom the

same was referred, 29

[No date.] Petition of James Stringham and John Sacket,
praying a grant of 4,000 acres of land, within the bounds

of Evans' vacated patent, 30

June 26. Petition of Walter Butler, praying a patent for
2,000 acres of land, within the bounds of an Indian pur-
chase, near Schoharie, which beginning at the south
bounds of Lawyer and York's patent, in Schoharie, and
runs thence to the great falls, on both sides of Schoharie

river, 31

June 26. Report of the committee of council, to which the

same was referred, 31

June 29. "Warrant of survey for 2,000 acres of the vacant
land, within the bounds of Evans' vacated patent, for

Richard Nicholls, (see page 30,) , 32

June 29. Warrant for a patent, to William Dick, for 2,000

acres of land, near Canajoharie, 33

■ June 19. Certificate to William Dick, for the same land, ... 33

July 15. Petition of Thomas Noxon, praying a patent for
three tracts of land within the bounds of Evans' vacated

patent, containing in all 2,000 acres, (2 copies,) 34

July 15. Report of the committee of council, to which the

same was referred, 34

July 10. Warrant for a patent, to John Lyne, for 2,000

acres of land near Canajoharie, 35

June 19. Certificate to John Lyne, for the same, 35

July — . Warrant of survey for three tracts of land, for
Thomas Noxon, lying within the bounds of Evans' vacated

patent, and containing 2,000 acres, 36

July 28. Petition of James Monell, praying a patent for 300
acres of land, within the bounds of Evans' vacated patent,

with 37

August 5. Report of the committee of council, to which the

same was referred, 37

August 5. Petition of John Wemp, for license to purchase a
tract of land, lying on the south side of the Maquase
river, beginning by a certain rock, called by the Mohawks
Estaghrogon, on the bank of the said river, containing
about 540 acres ; and also three small islands in said
river, lying opposite the land of Wouter Swart, containing

together about 14 acres, with 38

August 5. Report of the committee of council, to which the

same was referred, 38

August ] 3. Indian deed to John Wemp, of a tract of land,
Tying on the south side of the Mohacks river, which

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1736. begins at a certain rock called Estagrogon, on the bank
of the river, and contains 540 acres ; together also with
three small islands in that river, opposite the land of
Wouter Swart, containing 14 acres, 39

Sept. 23. Petition of John Wemp, praying a patent for the
land last above described, 40

Sept. 23. Petition of Frederick Morris and Samuel Heath,
praying a patent for 4,000 acres of land, within the
bounds of Evans' vacated patent, 41

Sept. 23. Petition of Thomas Hunt, Junr., for land imder
water, adjoining his premises, 42

Sept. 23. Petition of Wouter Vrooman, for license to pur-
chase 2,000 acres of a tract of land, between the manor of
Renslaerwick and the township of Schenectady, with .... 43

Sept. 23. Petition of James Henderson and John Lindesay,
for a license to purchase 2,000 acres of a tract of land, in
the Mohocks country, 43

Oct. 7. Petition of James Henderson and John Jost Petrie,
in behalf of themselves and company, for license to pur-
chase 6,000 acres of a tract of land on the south side of
the Mohawks river, above the falls, 44

1737. Oct. 12. Description of a survey of a tract of land for Samuel

Heath and others, lying to the southward of the Mohawks
river and westward of Schohary river, otherwise called
Tienonderoga kill or creek, containing 24,400 acres ; Cad-
wallader Colden, survr. genl., 45

1736. Oct. 21. Description of a survey of 2,000 acres of land for
Elizabeth Colden, lying on the south side of the Mohawks
river, near the patent of Morris and company; Cadwal-
lader Colden, survr. genl., 46

Oct. 21. Description of a survey of 2,000 acres for Alexander
Colden, lying on the south side of the Mohawks river,
near the land of Rutger Bleecker & Co., Cadwallader

Colden, survr. genl., 47

Nov. 4. Petition of Wm. Cosby and Charles Clinton, praying
a patent for 4,000 acres of a certain tract of vacant land
lying on both sides of the Mohawks river, and extend-
ing westwardly about 25 English miles from the first
carrying place on the said river, called by the Indians
Astenrogen, 48

Nov. 4. Memorial of Cadwallader Colden, surveyor general,
in relation to sundry large tracts of lands said to be pur-
chased of the Mohawk Indians by several of the inhabi-
tants of the county of Albany, 49

Nov. 8. Deed of the minister, church masters, elders and
deans of the Dutch Reformed Protestant Church at Tap-
pan, in the county of Orange, to Gabriel Ludlow, in behalf
of the inhabitants of said town, for all that piece of ground
being 100 feet square, together with the town house and
goal thereon standing, 49

Nov. 10. Petition of James De Lancey and others, praying
a patent for 10,000 acres of land in the Mohawks country,

on Aries creek, 50

29

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Page.
1736. Nov. 11. Petition of John Poole and others, for license to
purchase a tract of land at or near the Cattskill hill, in
the county of Albany, 51

Nov. 13. Description of a survey of two tracts of land for
James De Lancey and others, lying adjoining to each other
on the south side of the Mohawks river, on Aries kill, one
containing 6,000 acres, the other containing 4,000 acres ;
Cadwallader Colden, surveyor general, 52

Nov. 22. Description of a survey of five certain tracts of
land for Joseph Sacket, being part of the lands formerly
granted to Capt. John Evans, lying upon VerKerdy and
Shawangunck kills, and containing in all about 2,000
acres ; Cadwallader Colden, survr. general, 53

Nov. 22. Description of a survey of two certain tracts of
land for Frederick Morris and Samuel Heath, lying in
Ulster county, on Shawangunck kill, being part of Evans'
vacated patent, one containing 3,468 acres, the other con-
taining 532 acres ; Cadwallader Colden, survr. genl., .... 54

Draught of a certificate to John Wemp, for a certain tract
of land in the Mohauks country, on the south of the Mo-
hawks river, beginning by a certain rock on the bank of the
said river called by the native Indians Estagrogan, also
three small islands in the said Mohocks river, opposite
the said tract, 55

Nov. 24. Description of a survey of a tract of land for
Thomas Noxon, in the county of Ulster, being part of
Evans' vacated patent, beginning at the most westei'ly
corner on a brook called Shawangunk kill, of a tract of
land called Pacanasink, and containing 2,000 acres ; Cad-
wallader Colden, survr. genl., 56

Dec. 15. Warrant for a patent to Elizabeth Colden, for 2,000
acres of land lying on the south side of the Mohawks
river, 57

Nov. 11. Certificate to Elizabeth Colden, for the same, being
part of a tract of 16,000 acres, near Canajoharie, 57

Dec. 15. Warrant for a patent to Alexander Colden, for 2,000
acres of land lying on the south side of the Mohawks
river, 58

Nov. 11. Certificate to Alexander Colden, for the same, being
part of a tract of 16,000 acres near Canajoharie, with. . . 58

Petition of Phillip Livingston, praying a patent for 2,000
acres of a tract of land lying between the lands of James
Alexander & Co., and the lands of Kutger Bleecker and
company, on the Mohawks river, 59

Draught of a deed of trust to George Clark, from Frederick
Morris and others, of 6,000 acres of land lying on both
sides of the Mohauks river, to the westward of Cosby's
manor, 60

Jan. 6. Petition of James Stringham and John Sacket, for
a grant of 4,000 acres of land within the bounds of Evans'
vacated patent, 61

Jan. 6. Petition of Valentine Hermann and Fredk. Rouw, for
a license to purchase 1,200 acres of -a certain tract of

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Pago.

1736. vacant land on the west side of Hudson's river, in the
county of Albany, 62

Jan. 6. Petition of Samuell Van Home, praying a patent for
800 acrep of a certain tract of land lying in the highland,
within the bounds of Evans' vacated patent, 63

Feb. 7. Description of a survey of a tract of land for Petrus
Van Driessen, lying on the north side of the Mohawks
river, near Canajohary, beginning at the mouth of a cer-
tain brook called the Canada kill, and containing 1,026
acres ; Cadwallader Colden, survr. genl., 63

Jan. 24. Warrant for a patent to Frederick Morris and Samuel
Heath, for two certain tracts of land lying in the county
of Ulster, being part of the lands formerly granted to
Capt. John Evans, 64

Dec. 10. Certificate to Frederick Morris and Samuel Heath,
for two certain tracts of land on Shawangunck kill, in the
county of Ulster, 64

1737. March 22. Affidavit of Johannes Martinus Van Harlingen,

of the township of Harlem, in the city of New York, in
relation to the advertisement of the sale of the island
called Little Barns Island, and all the lands at Harlem
which lately belonged to Elias Pipon, 65

[No date.] Petition of Elias Pipon, for leave to make proof
before the council, of his having published his intention
to sell all his land on New York Island and all ye island
called Little Barnes Island, 66

Copy of the governor's letter to Mr. Elick, warning him
not to interrupt or disturb Mr. Dederick in the possession
of his lands, 67

Feb. 21. Warrant for a patent to Joseph Sacket, for five cer-
tain tracts of land, the four first being situated in the
county of Ulster, and the fifth in the county of Orange,
lying within the bounds of Evans' vacated patent, 68

1736. Dec. 10. Certificate to Joseph Sackett, for five certain tracts

of land, 68

1737. Feb. 21. Warrant for a patent to Thomas Noxon, for a cer-

tain tract of 2,000 acres of land lying in the county of
Ulster, within the bounds of Evans' vacated patent, .... 69

1736. Dec. 10. Certificate to Thomas Noxon, for 2,000 acres of

land in the county of Ulster, beginning at the most west-
erly corner on Shawangunck kill of a tract of land called
Pecaunsink, 69

1737. March 3. Petition of Cloude Delametre and others, for

license to purchase 10,000 acres of a tract of land in Ulster
coimty, at or near a place called by the Indian name Kis-
higton, 70

April 14. Petition of Thomas Ellison, for a warrant of sur-
vey to lay out 2,000 acres of land in several small tracts
that quantity being granted him within the bounds of
Evans' patent, 71

Desmption of a survey of three tracts of land for John De
Peyster and Johannes Lawyer, lying at a place called

228 LAND PAPERS. , [vol. km.

Page.
1737. Schohare, containing in all ],500 acres, Cadwallader Col-
den, survr. genl., 72

April 12. Description of a survey of two tracts of land of
2,000 acres each, for Timothy Bagley and Charles Wil-
liams, lying on the south side of the Mohawks river, Cad-
wallader Colden, survr. genl., 73

April 12. Description of a survey of three several tracts of
land lying in the county of Albany, on the east side of
Hudson's river, for David Abrahamsen Schuyler and
others, c 74

May 4. Warrant for a patent to Petrus Van Driessen, for a
certain tract of land lying in the county of Albany, with 75

April 19. Certificate to Petrus Van Driessen, for all that
. . certain tract of land on the north side of the Mohawks
river near Canajohary, beginning at the mouth of the
Canada kill, and containing 1,000 acres, 75

Draught of a certificate to Alexander Colden, for 2,000 acres
of land being part of a tract of 16,000 acres on the south
side Maquase river near Connahjoharie, 75

May 4. Warrant for a patent to Timothy Bagly and Charles
Williams, for two certain tracts of land lying on the south
side of Mohawks river, 76

April 18. Certificate to Timothy Bagly and Charles Wil-
liams, for two certain tracts of land of 2,000 each, being
part of a tract of 16,000 acres lying on the south side of
the Maquase river near Cannahjoharie, 76

May 4. Warrant for a patent to John De Peyster and
Johannes Lawyer, for three certain tracts of land lying
in the county of Albany, 77

April 1 9. Certificate to John De Peyster and Johannes Law-
yer, for three certain tracts of land at Schoharie, contain-
ing in all 1,500 acres, 77

May 4. Warrant for a patent to David Abrahamson Schuy-
ler and others, for three tracts of land in the county
of Albany, 78

April 18. Certificate to David Abrahamson Schuyler and
others, for three certain tracts of land on the east side
of Hudson's river near Hosick, containing in all 11,250
acres, 78

May 5. Petition of Captain Peter Warren and others, for
license to purchase 6,000 acres of a tract of land in the
county of Albany, 79

May 5. Petition of James Stringham and John Sackett, for
a warrant of survey to lay out for them 4,000 acres within
the bounds of Evans' vacated patent, 80

May 5. Description of a survey of three tracts of land in the
county of Ulster, on the northwest side of a brook called
Shawangunk, within the bounds of Evans' vacated patent,
containing in all 2,000 acres, laid out for Thomas Ellison,
Cadwallader Colden, survr. genl., 81

May 3. Petition of Francis Harison, attorney for Sir Joseph
Eyles, Kt., and others, to suspend a warrant of survey to
run and settle certain boundaries on the equivalent land

vol. xii.] LAND PAPERS. 229

Pago.
1737. recently issued upon the petition of Thomas Howlcy and

others, 82

May 9. Warrant for a patent to Thomas Ellison, for three
tracts of land in the county of Ulster, containing in the
whole 2,000 acres, 83

May 9. Certificate to Thomas Ellison, for three tracts of land
in the county of Ulster, on the northwest side of a brook
called Shawangunk kill, part of Evans' vacated patent,
containing in all 2,000 acres, 83

May 13. Petition of Thomas Ellison, praying a patent for
2,000 acres of land within the bounds of the tract for-
merly granted to Capt. John Evans, 84

May 23. Description of a survey of 10,000 acres of land for
George Ingoldesby and others, beginning at a certain place
on the south side of the Mohawks river opposite to a cer-
tain hill called Toweriyoune, being the most westerly
bounds of the township of Schenectady, Cadwallader

Colden, suiwr. genl., 85

1735. Dec. 24. Indian deed to Walter Butler, for all that tract of
land in the Mohawks country, beginning at a place called
by the Indians Aries creek, running up said creek by the
edge of the flatts near Fort Hunter, on the west side to a
creek called Tiononderoga, and thence up the said creek
round Godority patent till it comes into said Tiononderoga
creek again, then up the said creek to Schoharie, con-
taining about 36,000 acres, 86

1737. June 28. Assignment of James De Lancey and three others,
of all their right and title to said lands to George Clark,
lieut. governor, 86

July 2. Indian deed to James Henderson and others, of 7
miles square, of land about three miles below the fall hill,
on the south side of the Moquas river, 87

July 11. Indian deed to John Poole and others, of a certain
tract of land, on the west side of Hudson's river, near the
Katts kill hills, beginning at a certain point of land, on
the northeast side of a brook called Kisktameneegtack, on
the west side of a high round hill called Waweiantepa-
chook, and runs from thence north, near a pool of water,
called Nepeesteek, and thence by various courses to a
brook called Kapeesteegtock, containing 3,470 acres, 88

July 11. Certificate of Jacob Ten Broeck, justice of the
peace, in relation to the same, 88

Jan. 19. Indian deed to Valentine Herman and Frederick
Rouw, for a tract of land east of the Katskill mountains, 89

July 26. Warrant for a patent, to George Ingoldsby and
others, for a certain tract of land, in the county of Al-
bany, containing 10,000 acres, 90

July 25. Certificate to George Ingoldsby and others, for
1,000 acres of land, beginning at a certain place, on the
south side of the Mohawks river, opposite to a certain
hill called Toweriyoune, being the most northerly bounds
of the township of Schenectady, 90

April 1. Warrant for a patent, to John Schuyler and Neltie

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Page.
1*737. Bradt, for 2,000 acres of land, laid out for them, as

appears by a certificate, 91

Memorandum of patents to be sealed in Glen's purchase, ... 92

Sept. 26. Petition of John Lindesay and others, praying a
patent for 8,000 acres of a tract of land, on the south side
of the Maquase river, behind the tract of land granted to
William Dick, 93

Sept. 26. Petition of William Corry, for license to purchase
73,400 acres of land, on the southwest side of the Mo-
hawks river, and to the southward of the northernmost
part of 12,000 acres of land, formerly granted to Lewis
Morris and others, in order to make up 100,000 acres,
which the governor and council directed he should have, 94

Oct. 10. Petition of Zacharias Hoffman and Evert Derwille-
gen, praying a patent for two tracts of land, purchased of
Johannes Rutsen, within the bounds of Evans' vacated
patent, one containing 300, the other 450 acres ; and also
so much of the vacant land adjoining, as will amount in
all to 1,400 acres, 95

Petition of Frederick Morris and Samuel Heath, praying a
patent for 4,000 acres of land, within the bounds of
Evans' vacated patent, 96

Petition of William Leggitt and Gabriel Leggitt, for license
to purchase 2,000 acres of a tract of land, in Ulster
county, at or near a place, by the Indian name called
Kegh Sleighton, with description of lots, 97

Draught of a warrant of survey for 7,000 acres of land, for
William Kettelhuyn and others, within the bounds of a
certain tract of land, lying on the east side of Hudson's
river, above the landing of the carrying place, called Fort
Nicholls, being part of the land formerly granted to
Godfrey Dellius and company, the patent whereof has
since been vacated, and the lands re-assumed, 98

1736. Sept. 29. Petition of the principal inhabitants and freeholders

of the township of Schenectady, in relation to a certain
piece of wood-land, lying between the manor of Renslaers-
wick, the town of Schenectady, the precinct of Canastagi-
one, and land belonging to the heirs of Cornelius Swits,
praying that any attempt by Wouter Vrooman, or any
other particular person or persons, to obtain a patent for
the same, may be discountenanced, 99

1737. Oct. 13. Petition of John Lindesay, praying a patent for

2,000 acres of a tract of land, on the south side of the
Maquase river, behind the land lately granted to William
Dick and Co., 100

Oct. 14. Petition of Jacob Lansing, for land near Canajo-
harie, 10°

Oct. 25. Warrant of a patent, to James De Lancey and
others, for two tracts of land adjoining to each other, and
lying on the south side of the Mohocks river, one contain-
ing 6,000, the other 4,000 acres, 101

1736. Dec. 10. Certificate to James De Lancey and others, for two
tracts of land, in all 10,000 acres, lying on the south side

VOTj. xii.] LAND PAPERS. 231

Page.

1736. of the Mohocks river, and on a certain brook called Arie's
kill^ 101

1737. Oct. 25. Warrant for a patent, to Samuel Heath and others,

for 25,400 acres of land, lying to the southward of the
Mohocks river, and westward of Schohary river, other-
wise called Tienonderoga kill, 1°2

Oct. 24. Certificate to Samuel Heath and others, for the

same •

Oct 28.' Petition of Johan Jury Kast and company, for
license to purchase a certain tract of land, on the north
side of the Mohocks river, above Burnet's field, in order

to obtain a patent for 7,000 acres thereof, 103

Oct. 28. Petition of Arent VanDyck and company, for li-
cense to purchase a tract of land, on the east side of
Hudson's river, part thereof lying to the north of the land
granted to Col. Peter Schuyler & Co., and part to the
east of the manor of Renselaerswyck, and to the west of
the supposed line of the province of the Massachusets bay,

in order to obtain a patent for 7,000 acres thereof, 104

Oct. 28. Petition of Henry Van Renselaer, Junr., and others,
for license to purchase a tract of land, on the north side
of the Mohocks river, to the northward of Stone Rabia, in

order to obtain a patent for 6,000 acres thereof, 105

Oct. 29. Description of a survey of a tract of land, for John
Wemp, lying on the Mohawks river, comprehending part
of the flat or low lands, at Fort Hunter, and containing
450 acres ; and also three small islands in said , oppo-
site the land of Wouter Swart, containing together about

14 acres, Cadwallader Colden, survr. genl., - . 106

Nov. 3. Description of a survey of 1,310 acres of land in
the county of Ulster, for Zacharias Hoffman and Evert
Derwilligen, being part of Evans' vacated patent ; Cad-

wallader°Colden, survr. genl., 10?

Nov. 4. Description of a survey of 3,870 acres for Aaron
Bradt and John Wemp, beginning at the southwest corner
of the township of Schenectady, and running along tiie
bounds of the same; Cadwallader Colden, survr. genl, . 108
Nov. 12. Warrant for a patent to Arent Bradt and John
Wemp, for a certain tract of land lying in the county of

Albany, ;■;•;••- ; ' 109

Nov. 11. Certificate to Arent Bradt and John Wemp, lor

the same, • •• • • • • • • • • • • ; • • 109

Nov. 12. Warrant for a patent to John Wemp, for a certain

tract of land lying in the county of Albany, .110

Nov. 11. Certificate to John Wemp, for a certain tract ot
land on the south side of the Mohawks river, near Fort
Hunter, beginning by a certain rock on the bank of the
river called Estagrogan, and containing 450 acres, together

with three smalf Islands containing 14 acres,. HO

Nov. 19. Warrant for a patent to Zacharias Hoffman and
Evert Derwillegen, for a tract of land lying in the county

of Ulster, being part of Evans' vacated patent Ill

Nov. 14. Certificate to Zacharias Hoffman and Evert Der-

232 LAND PAPERS. [vol. xii.

Page.
1737. willegcn, 1,310 acres of land in the county of Ulster,

being part of Evans' vacated patent, Ill

Nov. 22. Petition of William Kettlehuyn and others, pray-
ing a patent for 7,000 acres of a tract of land situate on
the east side of Hudson's river, above the landing of the
carrying place called Fort Nicholls, being part of the
vacated patent of Dillius and company, 112, 113

[No date.] Petition of Robert Livingston, junr., for license
to purchase 2,000 acres of a tract of land on the west side
of Hudson's river, near a place called by the natives Putt-
quathik and Napastuk, 114

Nov. 22. Petition of Valentine Herman and Frederick Rouw,
praying a patent for 600 acres of a tract of land on the
east side of the Katts kill mountains, 115

Nov. 22. Petition of Aron Bradt, praying a patent for 2,000
acres of a tract of land behind Connajohorie, in the county
of Albany, within the bounds of the purchase lately made
by John Lindesay and others, in the year 1735, 110

Nov. 29. Return of a survey of a tract of land on the east
side of the Catts kill mountains, for Valentine Herman
and Frederick Rouw, bounded on the Fly kill and Dwafs
kill, and containing 600 aci'es, 117

Dec. 3. Warrant for a patent to Valentine Herman and Fred-
erick Rouw, for a tract of land on the east side of the
Katts kill mountains, 118

Dec. 2. Certificate to Valentine Herman and Frederick Rouw,
for the same, 118

Dec. 6. Petition of Timothy Green and Martin Van Bergen,
for a renewal of a license to purchase a tract of land at
or near the Katts kill hills, 119

Dec. 5. Petition of Johannes Van Deurson and Johanes Van-
derpool, for license to purchase a tract of land on the
south side of the patented lands of Jeremiah Van Rensse-
laer, (commonly called the Patron's patent,) and is on
both sides of the Kinderhook creek, containing, by esti-
mation, about 1,000 acres of woodland, also another tract
lying at a place called by the Indians Petann nook, being
to the north of the patented lands of the township of Kin-
derhook, and containing, by estimation, 1,500 acres, 120

Dec. 6. Petition of John Schuyler, junr., and others, praying
a patent for 12,000 acres of a tract of land on the east
side of Hudson's river, above Saraghtoga, between the
lands lately granted to William Kettlehuyn and a small
rivulet at the upper end of the large carrying place,
together with all the islands on the said river, 121

Dec. 16. Draught of a patent to Aaron Bradt and John
Wemp, for 3,870 acres of land, beginning at the south-
west corner of the township of Schenectady and running
along the bounds of the same, 122

Petition of the principal inhabitants and freeholders of the
township of Schenectady, in relation to a piece of wood
land lying between the manor of Renselaerswyck, the
town of Schenectady, the precinct of Canastagoine, and

vol. xii.] LAND PAPERS. • 233

Page.

1737. land belonging to the heirs of Cornelius Switts, setting
forth that the granting of the same to Wouter Vrooman
or any other particular person or persons, will be a great
damage to the petitioners, 123

1738. Jan. 9. Indian deed to Johannes Van Duesen and Johannes

Vanderpoel, of a tract of land situate at a place by the
Indians called Petan-nook, to the north of the patented
lands of the township of Kinderhook and to the south of
the patented lands of Jeremiah Van Rensselaer, . .> 124

March 16. Petition of James Henderson, junr., and others,
praying a patent for 6,000 acres of a tract of land below
the Fall hill, on the south side of the Maquase river,. ... 125

March 16. Petition of Philip Livingston, praying a patent
for 2,000 acres of a tract of land lying between the lands
granted to Lewis Morris & Co., and the lands granted
Rutger Bleecker & Co., 126

March 16. Petition of Henry Van Renselaer, junr., and others
for license to purchase 8,000 acres of a tract of land on
the south side of Mohocks river, 127

Petition of Charles Boyle, praying a patent for one whole
right of land in the new purchase in the town of Oyster-
bay, which originally belonged to one Henry Bell, also a
piece of meadow land situate at a place called the cove,
containing about 4 acres, with a piece of land lying upon
the Main street, over against Rose Burcham's, containing
about 10 acres, and 100 acres in the old purchase near the
Milo river, which three pieces are situate within the town-
ship of Oysterbay, aforesaid, in Queens Co., 128

March 16. Petition of Arent Bradt and others, for license to
purchase 20,000 acres of a tract of land on the south side
of the Mohocks river, 129

March 31. Return of a survey of 2,000 acres of land for
Walter Butler, lying on both sides of Schohary river,. . 130

April 12. Warrant for a patent to Walter Butler, for 2,000
acres of land lying on both sides of Schoharie river, .... 131

April 12. Certificate to Walter Butler, for the same, (see
page 130,) 131

May 5. Petition of Arent Bradt and Jacob Glen of the town
of Schenectady, praying a patent for a tract of wood land
between the manor of Rensselaerswick, the aforesaid town
of Schenectady, the precinct of Canastgione, and land
belonging to the heirs of Cornelius Switz, deceased, con-
taining about 2,500 acres, to hold the same in trust for
the said corporation, 132

May 5. Petition of Joseph Carpenter and John Lattin, pray-
ing a patent for a ferry across the sound, from the near-
est distance comprehended between the mouth of Oyster-
bay harbour and the point of the Barrow Beech, in
Queens county, to the nearest distance between the mouth
of By ram river and the mouth of Mamaroneck river, in
the county of Westchester, to and from the said places
within the counties aforesaid, 133

May 20. Indian deed to Johannes Van Deusen and Johannes
30

234 • LAND PAPERS. [vol. xii.

Page.
1738. Van Derpoel, for a tract of land on the east side of Hud-
son's river, and on both sides of Kinderhook creek, 134

June 6. Return of a survey of a tract of land for Arent
Bradt and Jacob Glen, in trust for the use of the corpora-
tion of Schenectady, lying between that town and the

manor of Renslaerwick, 135

June 7. Return of a survey of 6,000 acres of land for Jacob
Lansing and others, lying near Canajohary, on a creek

called Osquaghe, 136

June 12. Return of a survey of a tract of land for John
Schuyler, junr., and others, lying on the east side of Hud-
son's river above Sarahtoga, including six small islands

in the river, and containing in all 1 2,000 acres, 137

June 12. Draught of a certificate to Jacob Lansingh, junr.,

and others, for a tract of land near Conajoharie, 138

June 13. Draught of a certificate to Arent Brat and Jacob
Glen, for a tract of wood land lying between the manor

Renslaerswick and the town of Schenectady, 139

June 22. Return of a survey of a tract of land on the east
side of Schohary river, containing 6,000 acres for Alexan-
der, William and Phillip Cosby, 140

June 23. Return of a survey of a tract of land for Arent
Bradt, lying behind Canajory, on a small branch of Sus-
quehana river, and containing 800 acres ; also another
tract lying near Canajohary, on the south bank of the
Mohawks river, containing 3,200 acres, twelve hundred
whereof for Arent Bradt, and the remainder for Phillip

Livingston, 141

July 13. Warrant for a patent to Arent Brat and Jacob
Glen of the town of Schenectady, for a certain tract of

land containing 2,540 acres, 142

June 13. Certificate to Arent Brat and Jacob Glen, for a
tract of land between the town of Schenectady and the

manor of Renslaerwick, 142

July 13. Warrant for a patent to John Schuyler, junr., and
others, for 12,000 acres of a certain tract of land on the

east side of Hudson's river above Saraghtoga, 143

June 13. Certificate to John Schuyler, junr., and others for

the same, 143

Return of a survey for Phillip Verplank and others, of
three several tracts of land distinguished in a map of a
larger tract, of which they are part, by the names of lot
No. 1, No. 4 and No. 39, which larger tract lies on the
north side of the Mahawks river near the falls of the said

river below Burnet's field, 144

August 1. Return of a survey of 7,050 acres of land, for John
Lindesay and others, lying on the south side of the Mo-
hawks river, 145

July — . Draft of a certificate, to Alexander Cosby and
others, for 6,000 acres of land, on the east side of Scho-
hary river, being part of a tract of 86,000 acres, purchased
by John Lindesay & Co., under a license granted them
for that purpose, 146

vol. xii.] LAND PAPERS. 235

1738. Draught of a certificate, to Avent Bratt and Philip Living-
ston, for a tract of land near Connajohary, 147

July — . Draught of a certificate, to Arent Bratt, for 800
acres of land, lying behind Connajohary, on a small
branch of Susquehana river, 148

August 1. Return of a survey of a tract of land, for John
Lindesay, containing 1,965 acres, and lying behind the
lands of Win. Dick, in a brook called Ticayonharonwe, 149

August 1. Return of a survey of a tract of land, on the
west side of Hudson's river, beginning at the mouth of a
small run of water, where it runs into Vassent's creek,
below Samuel Van Veighty's old grist mill, and runs
along said creek as it runs to Cattskill river, and along
the same to Hudson's river, then up said river to the
mouth of a brook called Stuck, opposite Vastrix Island,
containing 460 acres, laid out for John Lindesay, 150

July — . Draft of a certificate, to John Lindesay, for a tract
of land, in the county of Albany, lying on the west side of
Hudson's river, near Katts kill, of which Helmer Janse
died seized, leaving no heirs, 151

Draught of a certificate, to John Lindesay, for a certain tract
of land, on the south side of the Maquase river, behind
the land granted to Captn. William Dick and others, .... 152

Draught of a certificate, to Arent Bratt and" Philip Living-
ston, for two tracts of land, lying behind Connajohary, on
a small branch of Susquehana river, 153

August 17. Warrant for a patent, to Patrick McClaghry and
Andrew McDowal, for five several tracts of land, situate
on the north side of the Maquase river, and containing
3,700 acres, 154

August 10. Certificate to Patrick Claghry and Andrew Mc-
Dowal, for the same, being part of a tract purchased by
Jacob Glen & Co., eight miles above Schenectady, 154

August 15. Certificate to John Lindesay, for a certain tract
of land, on the south side of the Maquase river, behind
the lands of William Dick, 155

August 18. Warrant for a patent, to John Lindesay, for
1,965 acres, set out to them by the foregoing certificate, 155

August 15. Certificate to John Lindesay and others, for a
tract of land, on the south side of the Mohawks river,
adjoining the tract last above described, and containing
7,050 acres, with 156

August 18. Warrant for a patent, to John Lindesay & Co.,
for the same, 156

August 15. Certificate to John Lindesay, for 460 acres of
land, near Katts kill, being the land of which Helmer
Janse died seized, leaving no heirs, 157

August 19. Warrant for a patent, to John Lindesay, for the
same, 157

August 22. Petition of Ebenezer Holly and others, for license
to purchase a certain tract of land, on the west side of
Hudson's river, on the east side of the Katts kill hills, in
order to obtain a patent for 40,000 acres thereof, 158

236 LAND PAPERS. [vol. in.

Pago.
1738. August 22. Petition of Cadwallader Colden and Conraet
Rightmeyer, praying a patent for 3,000 acres, of a tract
of land, in the county of Albany, adjoining the lands of
Jacob Lansing & Co., 159

August 22. Petition of Johannes Van Deursen and Johannes
Vanderpoel, praying a patent for 2,500 acres of land, on
the south side of Jeremiah Van Renslaer's patent, 160

August 22. Certificate to Archibald Kennedy, for three
tracts of land, containing together 1,950 acres, being part
of a tract purchased by Jacob Glen and others, lying on
the north side of the Maquase river, about 48 miles above
Schenectady, beginning below the falls, at the common
landing, and so up along the river to the Kennedy kill,. . 161

August 15. Certificate to James De Lancey, John Lyndesay
and Abraham Glen, for eight several tracts of land, being
part of a purchase, 48 miles above Schenectady, which
begins at the common landing, and runs along the Maquase
river, to the Kennedy kill, three of which containing to-
gether 1,950 acres, for James DeLancey, two containing
together 1,540 acres, for John Lyndesay, and the remain-
ing three containing 1,936 acres, for Abraham Glen,. ... 162

August 23. Warrant for a patent, to James De Lancey, John
Lindesay and Abraham Glen, for the same, 162

Sept. 25. Petition of Edward Clarke, for license to purchase
1,200 acres of vacant land, at Schohare, 163

Sept. 27. Petition of John Lindesay, praying a patent for
2,000 acres of vacant land, lying behind the lands of
William Dick & Co., on the Maquase river, 164

Sept. 29. Petition of Robert Hunt, praying a patent for a
certain quantity of earth or soil, in the county of West-
chester, covered with water, beginning at or near the
negroe burying place, upon a place called Little neck, so
running thro' the middle of the cove, between Long neck
plantation and the channel of the main river, then easterly
along the said channel to the middle of the cove, on the
east side of the said neck, to Oyster point, 165

Oct. 4. Return of a survey of a certain tract of land, near
Canajohary, on the south side of the Mohawks river, con-
taining 3,000, laid out for Cadwallader Colden, the
younger, and Coenraet Rightmeyer, 166

Oct. 13. Petition of Anne, Sarah, Catherine, George, Eliza-
beth and Mary Bradley, the daughters and younger son
of Richard Bradley, for a grant of 4,800 acres of vacant
land in Evans' vacated patent, 167

Oct. 17. Petition of John McNeall, praying a patent for
1,000 acres of a tract of land near Wood creek, 168

Oct. 17. Petition of John Thomas, praying a patent for a
ferry from Byram point, in the county of Westchester, to
Long Island, 169

Oct. 17. Petition of Alexander Montgomerie and others, pray-
ing a patent for 7,200 acres of land near Wood creek, with 170

List of persons to be included in said grant, 1 70

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1738-174. 4r.

Page.
1738. Oct. 17. Petition of Ronald Campbell, praying a patent for

1 000 acres of a certain tract at or near Wood creek, 1

Oct.'20. Indian deed to Capt. Edward Clark, of all those two
certain tracts of land, lying on both sides of the Schoha-
rie creek : one beginning at the bounds of Walter But-
ler's land, and extending to the great falls, about V miles
in leno-th and one in breadth ; the other lies at the north
end of the land lately sold by the Indians to Walter But-
ler, on both sides of the Stone creek, and contains about
100 acres, •

Oct 5. Certificate to Cadwallader Colden, the younger, and
others, for a tract of land near Connajohary, on the south
side of the Mohawks river, running along a stream called
Otsquaghe, and containing 3,000 acres, with 3

Oct. 24. Warrant for a patent to Cadwallader Colden, Jun.,
& Co., for the same, • 3

Certificate to Arent Bratt and Philip Livingston, for two
certain tracts of land, one of which lies behind Connajo-
harie, on a small branch of Susquehanna river, and con-
tains 800 acres, the other lies near Connajoharie, on the
south bank of the Mohawks river, and contains 3,200
acres, with • • • • • -v.;/. "

Oct. 24. Warrant for a patent to Arent Bratt and .Phillip
Livingston, for the same, • ■ • ■ 4

Oct. 18. Petition of John Thomas, praying a patent for a
ferry, from the most convenient distance comprehended
between Byram river mouth or point and Mamaroneck
harbour, in the. county of Westchester, across the sound

to Long Island, \"'\'\ ' ' ' • ' * 5

Oct. 18. Certificate of John Carhartt, in relation to serving
Samuel Purdy an order in council on the same, 5

Oct. 28. Petition of Timothy Bagley and others, praying a
patent for 6,000 acres of land in the county of Albany,
being part of a large tract purchased by Lieut : Walter
Butler from the native Indians, in the year 1733, 6

238 LAND PAPERS. [vol. xiii.

Page.

1738. Oct. 8. Return of a survey of a tract of land, called Wal-

lumschack, lying in the county of Albany to the eastward
of Hoseck, and containing 12,000 acres, laid out for Cor-
nelius Van Ness and others, 7

Oct. 10. Return of a survey of a tract of land in the county
of Albany, on the south side of the Mohawks river, and
westward of the township of Schenectady, containing
6,000 acres, laid out for Timothy Bagly and others, [with
draught,] 8

Nov. 22. Return of a survey for Anne, Sarah, &c, Bradley,
of land in Evans' patent, 9

List of caveats, 10

1739. Jan. 20. Warrant for patent to Timothy Bagley, 11

Jan. 4. Certificate to Timothy Bagley, 12

Description of sundry tracts of land granted to Henry Cosby,

"William Cosby and others, 13

Memorandum of deed and leases of land in Rochester, 1733
and 1734, 14

Abstract of the land titles of William and Henry Cosby,. . 15

Feb. 9. Petition of Leonard Gansevoort and others, for leave
to purchase land, 16

Feb. 9. Petition of Phillip Livingston and others, for leave
to purchase 12,000 acres of land, north of Mohawk river, 17

Feb. 9. Petition of George Ingoldesby and others, for leave
to purchase land on the Mohawk river, 18

Feb. 12. Warrant for patents for Arent Brat and others,. . . 19

March 28. Indian deed to John Lindesay, 20

March 15. Warrant for patents for the Bradley s, and certifi-
cate, 21

April — . Petition of Jacques Corteljou and others, for land
under water, and privilege to keep a ferry at the Nar-
rows, 22

April 12. Warrant for a patent to Walter Butler and others,
for a certain tract of land lying on the south side of the
Mohawks river, with 23

April 12. Certificate to Walter Butler and others, for a tract
of land lying on the south side of the Mohawks river, and
to the westward of the township of Schenectady, contain-
ing 6,000 acres, .' 23

April 13. Warrant for a patent to Capt. John Budd and
others, proprietors and inhabitants of the town of Rye, in
the county of Westchester, for a ferry from the said town
of Rye unto and from the bounds of Oysterbay in the
island of Nassau, 24

March 27. Order in cotmcil to regulate the ferriage or toll
fees of the ferry referred to, and ... 24

Table of fees for the ferry between the township of Rye, in
the county of Westchester, and the township of Oyster-
bay, in Queen's county, 24

March 1. Exemplification of the petition of Capt. John Budd,
praying a patent for said ferry, 24

March 1. Report upon the same, 24

vol. xiii.] LAND PAPERS. 239

Page.
1739. May 9. Warrant for a patent to Archibald Kennedy, for

three several tracts of land in the county of Albany,. . . 25
May 15. Return of a survey of 500 acres of land on the
south side of the Mohawks river, behind the lands of

William Duck & Co., for John Lindesay, 26

May 19. Petition of Cornelius Dubois, praying a patent for
three several tracts of land within the bounds of Evans'

vacated patent, containing in all about 1,500 acres, 27

May 17. Petition of Edward Clarke, praying a patent for
600 acres of land lying on both sides of Schoharie and

Stone creeks, 28

May 17. Petition of James Henderson and Phillip Living-
ston, for a grant to each of them respectively the quantity
of 2,000 acres of land lying about 3 miles below the fall

kill on the south side of the Maquase river, 29

April 10. Indian deed to Arent Bratt and others, of two
tracts of land lying about twenty miles to the west-
ward of Huntersfield, the one tract twelve miles square

and the other tract about 8 miles square, 30

May 17. Petition of Arent Bradt and Volkert Van Veghten,
in behalf of themselves and company, for a grant of 1 2,000
acres of two large tracts of land westward of Hunter's

field, 30

May 17. Petition of Samuel Burn and William Helen, for
license to purchase two certain tracts of land on the east
side of Hudson's river, and to the eastward of the lands

called Schaetehote, 31

May 17. Minute of council on the petitions of Corns. De
Bois, Edw'd Clarke, Henderson & Livingston, Bratt &

Co., and Bum & Helen, 32

May 17. Petition of James De Lancey and Edward Collins,
praying that their names may be inserted in a patent to
be granted for 12,000 acres of a certain tract of land in

the county of Albany called Wallumschack, 33

May 17. Petition of Jeremiah Dunbar, to have 6,000 acres
of land laid out for him in the county of Albany, on the

south side of the Mohawks river, 34

May 21. Answer of Cadwallader Colden, surveyor general,

to the foregoing petition, 35

May 17. Affidavit of Edward Collins, in relation to the peti-
tion of Jeremiah Dunbar, 36

May 20. Warrant for a patent to Edward Collins and others,

for a certain tract of land in the county of Albany, 37

May 19. Certificate to Edward Collins and others, for a tract
of land called Wallumschack, lying to the eastward of
Hoseck, 37

1738. Nov. 8. Return of survey of a certain tract of land 'called

Wallumschack, lying to the eastward of Hoseck, contain-
ing 12,000 acres, 38

1739. May 15. Return of a survey for John Lindesay, of 500 acres

of land lying behind the lands lately granted to William
Dick & Co., on the south side of the Mohawks river, ... 39

240 LAND PAPERS. [vol. xiii.

1739. Warrant for a patent to John Lyndesay, for a certain tract

of land in the county of Albany, and 39

Certificate to John Lindesay, for a certain tract of land on
the south side of the Mohawks river, 39

June 15. Warrant foi-a patent to Edward Collins and others,
for a certain tract of land in the county of Albany, 40

June 25. Return of a survey for Cornelius Dubois, of two
tracts of land, being part of Evans' vacated patent, one
of which lies in Ulster county, on the southwest side of
the Platta kill, and contains 1,056 acres, the other is situate
in Orange county and begins on the northwest side of
Schonamock hill, near the west end of Wienachonk hill,
containing 1 86 acres, 41

June 28. Petition of Edward Clarke, praying an additional
grant of 400 acres, to make up with the land granted him
on both sides of Schoharie creek, the quantity of 1,000
acres, 42

June 28. Petition of Charles Boyle and others, for license to
purchase 6,000 acres of a tract of land near Connajoharie,
on the south side of the Mohawks river, 43

June 29. Warrant for a patent to Cornelius Dubois, for two
certain tracts of land, part of Evans' patent, with 44

June 28. Certificate to Cornelius Dubois, for the same, (see
page 41,) 44

July 7. Description of a survey of two several tracts of land
containing 1,000 acres each, lying on the south side of the
Mohawks river, westward of the Fall kill, being distin-
guished in a map of a larger tract of land of which they
are a part, as lots No. 5 and No. 12 ; Laid out for James
Henderson, 45

July 7. Return of a survey of land for Edward Clarke,. ... 46

Aug. 1. Patent to George Ingoldesby and others, for 32,000
acres of land on Mohawk river, 47

Aug. 8. Petition of James Gillam, for land on the south side
of Mohawk river, 48

Aug. 8. Warrant for patent for James Henderson and others,
for 4 tracts of land, and certificate, 49

Aug. 14. Petition of Martin Van Bergen, for land near Katts
kUl, 50

Aug. 14. Petition of Charles O'Neill, for land at Catts kill,. 51

Aug. 25. Warrant for a patent to Edward Clarke, and certi-
ficate, 52

Sept. 28. Return of a survey of land for Arent Bratt and
others, west of Schoharie, 53

Oct. 18. Return of surveys for Philip Livingston and others,
for lands on Mohawk river, 54

Oct. 16. Return of a survey for Philip Livingston and others,
for lands on Mohawk river, 55

Oct. 23. Warrant for a patent, to Arent Bradt and others,
for four several tracts of land, with 56

Oct. 18. Certificate to Arent Bradt and others, for four sev-
eral tracts of land, lying to the westward of Schohary:
the first of which, called Shannevers' land,.is situate upon

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Page.
1739. two branches of the Susquehana river, where they meet,
and contains 2,000 acres; the second, containing 1,000
acres, is situate on the eastermost of the two branches
aforesaid, commonly called Shannevers' creek, and begins
at the east end of a lake, called by the Indians, Cana-
croine ; the third, containing 1,500 acres, is situate on the
creek above mentioned, between the aforesaid tracts ; and
the fourth, containing 6,000 acres, is situate on a branch
of Delaware river, and begins at a point on a spruce pine
ridge, called by the Indians, Onaanta, and on the south
side of said branch, where another brook, called Kanaga-
raguihro, falls into the said branch of Delaware river, . . 56
Oct. 24. Warrant for a patent, to Philip Livingston and oth-
ers, for five several tracts of land in the county of Albany, 57
Oct. 24. Warrant for a patent, to Philip Livingston and oth-
ers, for five several tracts of land in the county of Albany, 58
Oct. 24. Certificate to Philip Livingston, for five several
tracts of land, lying about three miles below flail hill, on
the south side of the Mohawks river, at the west end of

a ffly, 58

Oct. 25. Petition of Peter Winney, praying a patent for
2,000 acres of a certain tract of land in the Palatine pur-
chase, at Burnet's field, 59

Nov. 27. Petition of Lauchlin Campbell, in behalf of himself
and sundry protestant families from North Britain, for a

grant of the vacant lands in the province, 60

[No date.] Petition of Robert Livingston, for license to
purchase a certain tract of land on the west side of Hud-
son's river, near the Catskill, 61

Draught of a tract of land on the west side of Hudson's

river, (Catskill, Greene county,) 62

1740. April 3. Petition of the Rev. Henry Barclay, for a license to
enable him to purchase a certain tract of land on the south

side of the Mohawk's river, 63

April 3. Petition of Peter Winne and James Dillon, for
license to purchase a tract of land on the south side of the

Mohawks river, 64

April 25. Petition of Jacob Mase and others, for license to
purchase 6,000 acres of a tract of land in the county of
Albany, on both sides of the Albany river, at or near a

place called by the Indians, Sachendage, 65

May 1. Indian deed to Peter Winne and others, of a tract of
land, lying and being at Canajohere, in the county of

Albany, on the south side of the Mohacks river, 66

June 2. Indian deed to Jacob Mase and others, for a tract
of land, on both side of the Albany or Hudson's river,
near unto a place called Sachondage, to begin where the
Sachondage creek comes into said river, and to run up
the same six English miles, and to extend, on each side

thereof, the breadth of one mile, 07

July 26. Petition of Volkert Oothout and others, praying a
patent for 13,000 acres of land, on the south side of the

31

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Page.

1740. Mohawks river, heretofore purchased by John Lindesay
and others, 6S

Nov. 24. Indian deed to Rev. Henry Barclay, of a tract of
land on the south side of the Maquase river, adjoining the
land of John Wemp, and containing 300 acres, 69

Dec. 4. Petition of Stephen Bayard, in behalf of himself and
others, of New York, the proprietors of the wharf com-
monly called the Dock street wharf, and 200 feet of the
soil and water lots fronting the same, from the west side
of Coenties great slip to the east side of Coenties dock,
all in the dockward of the said city of New York, setting
forth that they are extending their said wharf further into
the river, and praying a patent, making the said wharf or
water lots a lawful key or wharf, 70

Dec. 17. Lease for a year by Ja : Alexander to Abraham De
Peyster, of all that lot of ground adjoining on the north
east side of the house of the said Abraham De Peyster in
front to Queens street about 27 feet, and in front to Bur-
net's street twenty-four feet, and in length, from Queen's
to Burnet's street, about 200 feet, 71

1741. April 2. Return of a survey for Martin Van Berghen, of

two certain tracts of land near Cattskill, on the west side
of Hudson's river : the first of which begins on the north-
east side of a brook, called by the Indians, Kiskatamena-
koak, on the west side of a high round hill, called Wawe-
antepakoak, and contains 950 acres ; the other begins at
the northermost fall of water in a certain brook, called by
Indians, Nepestekoak, and contains 570 acres, 72

April 15. Petition of Lauchlan Campbel, in behalf of him-
self and forty heads of families from North Britain, pray-
ing a patent for 30,000 acres of land, near Wood creek, . 73

April 15. Petition of Lauchlan Campbell, in behalf of him-
self and others, praying a patent for 100,000 acres of
vacant land in the county of Albany, with 74

April 15. List of names of proposed patentees, 74

April 22. Petition of Lauchlan Campbell, in behalf of him-
self and several others, praying a patent for 100,000 acres
of land, 75

April 22. List of names, 75

April 28. Report of the committee of council, to whom the
petition of Lauchlan Campbell was referred, 76, 77

May 8. Warrant for a patent to Martin Van Berghen, for
1,600 acres of land in two tracts situate near the Katts
kill hills on the west side of Hudson's river, 78

April 16. Certificate to Martin Van Berghen, for the same, 78

June 15. Petition of Hendrick Ramsen, in behalf of himself
and others, for license to purchase 40,000 acres of land
on the west side of Hudson's river, 79

July 28. Return of a survey of 4,000 acres of land for Peter
Winne and James Dillon, situate on the south side of the
Mohawks river, beginning near Anthony's nose at the
corner of the land formerly granted to Lewis Morris &
Co., and running along the land of Wm. Corry & Co., . . 80

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Page,
1741. [No date.] Petition of Peter Schuyler, in behalf of himself
and others, proprietors of the wharf and water lots lying in
the city of New York, extend west side of Rodman's slip
and the east side of Counter's keys slip, setting forth that
they have carried their wharf further into the river than
heretofore, and praying a patent to make the same a law-
ful key or wharf, 81

July 29. Return of a survey of several tracts of land at Bur-
net's field for Peter Winne, situate partly on Canada kill
and the Mohawks river, together with all the islands in
said river from the upper end of the Great falls below
Burnet's field, to a place where the Canada kill falls into
the said river and in the Canada kill within the bounds
of the said lands, containing in all 2,000 acres, 82

Aug. 1. Return of a survey of 13,000 acres of land lying on
branch of the Susquehana river, for Volkert Oothout and
others, 83

Aug. 17. Warrant for a patent to Volkert Oothout and
others, for 1 3,000 acres of land, 84

Aug. 17. Certificate to Volkert Oothout and others, for 13,000
acres of land lying on a branch of Susquehanna rivei', ... 84

Aug. 17. "Warrant for a patent to Peter Winne, for 2,000
acres of land, 85

Aug. 5. Certificate to Peter Winne, for the same, 85

Aug. 18. Return of a survey of 2,000 acres of land on the
south side of the Mohawks river, westward from the Fall
kill being part of a larger tract called Petries purchase
and distinguished in a map thereof as lots Nos. 3 and 4,
surveyed for Alexander Colhoun, 85

Sept. 2. Warrant for a patent to Alexander Colhoun, for a
tract of land, 86

Sept. 2. Certificate to Alexander Colhoun for the same, 8G

Sept. 25. Petition of Peter Winne and James Dillon, pray-
ing a patent for 4,000 acres of land lying at Connajoharie
on the south side of the Mohawks river, 87

Sept. 25. Petition of Rev. Henry Barclay, praying a patent
for 300 acres of land situate on the south side of the Mo-
hawks river to the westward of the land of John Wemp, 88

Sept. 30. Warrant for a patent to Peter Wimie and James
Dillon, for 4,000 acres of land, 89

Sept. 30. Certificate to Peter Winne and James Dillon, for
4,000 acres of land lying on the south side of the Mo-
hawks river adjoining the land of Lewis Morris & Co.,. . 89

Oct. 1. Warrant for a patent to John Lindesay, for 2,000
acres of land, 00

Oct. 1. Certificate to John Lindesay, for 2,000 acres of land
lying on the south side of the Mohawks river westward
of the Fall hill, the same being part of the purchase of
Henderson & Livingston, 90

Jan. 10. Indian deed to , of a tract of land situate on

the bank of Oswego lake, six miles eastward of Tieronde-
quat, 91

Oct. 1. Return of a survey of 2,000 acres of land for John

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Page.
1741. Lindesay, situate on the south side of the Mohawks river

westward of the Fall hill, 92

Oct. 6. Return of a survey of a certain tract of land for
Jacob Mase & Co., situate on both sides of a large branch
of Albany or Hudson's river, at or near a place called
Sachendaga, and containing 6,000 acres, 93

Oct. 6. Petition of Lendert Gansevoort and others, praying
a patent for 28,000 acres of land on the north side of the
Mohawks river over against Fort Hunter, 94

Oct. 6. Petition of John Schuyler, praying a patent for a
tract of land lying about 17 miles above the city of Al-
bany, known by the name of Mase Island, containing
about 1 1 acres, (2 copies,) 95, 96

Oct. 6. Petition of Gerardus and John Groesbeck, for license
to purchase a tract of land on the east side of Hudson's
river at or near a place called Wallumschaak 97

Oct. 10. Return of a survey of 300 acres of land, for Rev.
Henry Barclay, situate on the south side of the Mohawks
river near Fort Hunter, adjoining the land of John
Wemp, 98

Oct. 11. Warrant for a patent to John Schuyler, confirming
unto him a certain island in Hudson's river, commonly
called Mase Island, containing about 11 acres, situate
about 1 7 miles above Albany, 99

[No date.] Petition of Jacob Mase and others, praying a
patent for 6,000 acres of land on the north and south
sides of Albany river, at or near a place called by the
Indians Sachendaga, 100

Oct. 13. Warrant for a patent to Jacob Mase and others,
for a tract of land, 101

Oct. 13. Certificate to Jacob Mase and others, for 6,000
acres of land on both sides of Albany river, at or near a
place called Sachendaga, 101

Oct. 13. Return of a survey of a tract of land for John
Groesbeck & Co., situate on the south side of the Mohawks
river and on the bank of a lake from whence a large
branch of Susquehanna river issues, and containing 17,200
acres, 102

Oct. 19. Warrant for a patent to the Rev. Henry Barclay,
for a tract of land containing about 300 acres, 103

Oct. 19. Certificate to Henry Barclay, for 300 acres of land
on the south side of the Mohawks river, near Fort Huntei',
and adjoining to the land formerly granted to John Wemp, 103

Oct. 29. Petition of Lendert Gansevoort and others, praying
a patent for 28,000 acres of a certain tract of land situate
on the north side of the Mohawks river, over against Fort
Hunter, beginning at the northwest corner of the land
heretofore granted to Hendrick Wansins, and including
the place called Ogsaquindge, 104

Nov. 2. Warrant for a patent to John Groesbeck and others,
for 17,200 acres of land, 105

Nov. 2. Certificate to John Groesbeck and others, for 17,200
acres of land, lying on the south side of the Mohawks

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Page.
1 741. river and on the bank of a lake from which a large branch

of Susquehanna river issues, 105

[No date.] Petition of Altjc Colden and others, praying a
patent for 5,000 acres of land situate contiguous to a patent
lately granted to Jacob Mase and others, and compre-
hended in a purchase by them made of the native Indian
proprietors, 106

Nov. 7. Return of a survey of a tract of land for Lendert
Gansevoort and others, situate between the Mohawks
river and another large branch of Hudson's river running
to the northward of the Mohawks, and contains 28,000
acres, 107

Nov. 20. Warrant for a patent to Lendert Gansevoort and
others, for 28,000 acres of land, 108

Nov. 20. Certificate to Lendert Gansevoort and others, for
the same, 108

Nov. 26. Petition of Stephen Bayard and others, for license
to purchase 16,000 acres of land lying on the south side
of the manor of Renslaerwick and on the east side of Hud-
son's river, 109

Dec. 7. Petition of Philip Livingston, junior, and others, for
license to purchase 16,000 acres of land lying on both sides
of a branch of Hudson's river, above Sarachtoga, 110

Indian deed to Stephen Bayard and others, of a tract of land
beginning by a certain fall upon Kinderhook river, and
going up upon the said river, which said fall is called by
the Indians Kasesjewack, taking in all the lands on both
sides of said river 2 miles on each side to a certain place
called by the natives Mogonghkamigh, then up the south-
east branch of the said river to a place called by the
natives Mohauack, and from thence with a straight line to
the foot of a hill called by the natives Wapeem watsjoe,
and in Dutch de Karstenge Bergh, always keeping the
breadth of two English miles in each side of the kill till
you come by the foot of the said hill, the whole breadth
of the said tract is four English miles, Ill

Dec. 25. Petition of Edward Collins and others, praying a
patent for 5,000 acres lying contiguous to a patent lately
granted to Jacob Mase and others, known by the name of
North Hampton, 112

Petition of Nicholas Vechte, the owner of a tract of land at
Bompies Hook, in the township of Brookland, in Kings
county, fronting the East bay or river, and particularly
of and in part of a certain beach, 113

Dec. 3. License to Phillip Livingston, junior, & Co., to pur-
chase 16,000 acres of a certain tract of land lying on
both sides of a branch of the Hudson's river, above

Sarachtoga, 114

1742. March 10. Petition of Richard Bradley, for a grant of 200
acres of a parcel of land in Orange county, near Stony
point, adjoining the northwest line of a tract of the peti-
tioner's land there, and also 250 acres of a parcel of land
in the same county, which lies at the foot of a mountain

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1742. called or known by the name of Bear hill, to the south-
ward and eastward thereof; and near to other of the peti-
tioner's land, 115

April 7. Petition of Hendrick Ramsen, in behalf of himself
and others, for license to purchase 10,000 acres of land on
the west side of Hudson's river, and on the south side of
the land of Jeremiah Van Renselaer, 116

April 12. Petition of Joseph Sacket, junr., of New York,
who is seized in fee of and in a small piece of land at a place
called New Windsor, in Ulster county, lying on the west
side of Hudson's river and contiguous thereto, between
the land of John Alsop on the north and of Thomas
Ellison on the south, praying a grant of the sole liberty
of having a ferry at any convenient place within the dis-
tance of five miles on each side of his said land, with the
privilege of landing on the opposite shore, 117

April 18. Surrender by Daniel Ketelhuyn, in favor of John
De Peyster, of all claim to a tract of land, on east side oi
Hudson's river, 118

June 24. Petition of James Alexander and John Moore, con-
cerning the quit rents paid and to be paid upon their
lands, on the Paltz river, which have been found by
survey to contain but 1,940 acres, instead of 2,000, as was
heretofore supposed, 119

April 19. Draught of 1,940 acres of land, on the east side of
Paltz river, granted to James Alexander, April 9, 1719,
(Montgomery, Orange county,) 119

April 30. Petition of Adoniah Schuyler and Samuel Bayard,
Jr., in behalf of themselves and others, for license to pur-
chase 30,000 acres of a tract of land, lying on the east
side of Hudson's river, between the east line of the manor
of Renselaerwick, and the boundaries of Westenhook, . . . 120

July 2. Return of a survey of a certain tract of land, being
part of the tract purchased by Jacob Mase & Co., begin-
ning at the most easterly corner of the land lately granted
to the said Jacob Mase & Co., and containing 1,250 acres,
surveyed by Edward Collins, 121

July 2. Return of a survey of a tract of land, for Arent
Stephens, adjoining the preceding, and within the pur-
chase of Jacob Mase & Co., containing 1,200 acres, 121

July 2. Return of a survey of a tract of land, for Cornelia
Schuyler, widow of John Schuyler, Junr., deceased, con-
taining 1,300 acres, situate within the purchase of Jacob
Mase & Co., and adjoining to a tract granted to Jacob
Mase & Co., 121

July 2. Return of a survey of a tract of land, containing
1,250 acres, for Henry Holland, situate within the pur-
chase of Jacob Mase & Co., and adjoining the preceding
tract, ^ 121

Warrant for a patent to Edward Collins and others, for
5,000 acres of land, 122

July 14. Petition of Stephen Bayard, in behalf of himself

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Page.

1742. and others, praying a patent for 12,000 acres of a tract of
land, lying to the northeast of Kinderhook, 123

July 14. Petition of Jeronimus Greslaer, in behalf of himself
and others, for a license to purchase a tract of land, lying
near unto a hill, known and called by the Indians Onenta-
dego, and to another hill, known and called by the
Indians Janaentadego, 124

August 26. Petition of Richard Bradley, for a grant of 500
acres, of the vacant lands, near Bear hill and Stoney
point, in the county of Orange, 125

August 30. Indian deed to Bartholomew Vroman and others,
of a tract of land, in the county of Albany, beginning by
a certain creek, known and called by the Indians Iutrach-
cogte, where the said creek comes into another which
runs westerly, and from thence up and along the said
creeck, until it comes to certain hill, known and called by
the Indians Janoentago, and from thence along the said
hill, and from thence to the aforesaid creek, where it first
begun, 126

Sept. 1. Petition of John Alsop and Eupham Alsop, praying
a patent for 4,000 acres of the vfcant lands, in the counties
of Orange and Ulster, being part of Evans' vacated patent, 127

Sept. 5. Indian deed to Philip Livingston, Junior, and
others, of a tract of land, lying on a branch of Hudson's
river, above Saraghtoge, embracing the quantity of 32,000
acres, 128

Oct. 2. Petition of William Bauch and Jacob Frederick
Lawyer, for license to purchase 4,000 acres of a tract of
land, lying near unto Schoharie, and contiguous to certain
lands now in their possession, 129

Oct. 2. Petition of Johannes Lawyer and others, for license
to purchase 9,000 acres of a tract of land, lying southwest
of Schoharie, 130

Oct. 13. Petition of Bartholomew Vrooman and others,
praying a patent for 800 acres of a tract of land, lying in
the county of Albany, beginning by a certain creek,
known and called by the Indians Jutrachcogte, 131

Oct. 29. Petition of Solomon Finch, praying a patent for 300
acres of land, lying in two parcels, within the bounds of
Evans' vacated patent, 132

Nov. 23. Return of a survey of 4,000 acres of land, for John
and Eupham Alsop, situate in the county of Orange,
within the bounds of Evans' vacated patent, on the south
side of a certain brook, in the Highlands, falling into
Hudson's river, opposite Anthony's nose, called Poplop's
kill, and adjoining the west bounds of the lands of Samuel
Staats, 133

1743. Jan. 6. Indian deed to Casparis Bronck, of a tract of land,

called by the name of Stighcook, on the west side of
Hudson's river, in the county of Albany ; and also another
tract lying between the said Hudson's river and Stigh
cook, the first containing 2,560 acres, the other 100
acres, 134

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Page.
1743. April 12. Return of a survey of 300 acres of land, for
Richard Nicholls, situate in the county of Ulster, and
being part of Evans' vacated patent, 135

April 22. Return of a survey of 400 acres of land for Richard
Nicholls, situate in the county of Ulster, being part of
Evans' vacated patent, beginning at the corner of the
corner of the lands on the Paltz River, adjoining to the
lands of the New Paltz, formerly granted to Lewis Du
Bois, (New Paltz, Ulster Co.,) 136

April 29. Petition of Casparus Brunck, in behalf of himself
and others, praying a patent for two certain tracts of land
lying on the west side of Hudson's river, one of which is
called Stighcook and contains 2,560 acres, and the other
lies between Stighcook and the river, and contains 100
acres, 137

April 29. Petition of Richard Bradley and his daughters
Anne and Catherine, praying a patent for 4,800 acres of
vacant land on the west side of Hudson's river, at the
Cater's kill, (Catskill, Greene Co.?) 138

April 29. Petition of Moses Northrop, Abigail, his wife, and
Moses Northrup, junr., for license to purchase vacant
lands in the county of Dutchess, where there dwelling
house stands, 139

April 29. Petition of Moses Northrup and others, for the
same, 140

May 12. Return of a survey of two tracts of land for Cas-
parus Brunk and others, lying on the west side of Hud-
son's river and to the westward of Coghsacky, one of
which is called Stighcook, and contains 2,430 acres, the
other is on the north side of a brook called the Stoney kill
and the west side of the old Catts kill foot path, and con-
tains 100 acres, 142

May 13. Warrant for a patent to Casparus Brunck and other,
for the tracts last above described, 143

May 13. Certificate to Casparus Brunck and others, for the
same, 143

May 13. Warrant for a patent to Richard Nicholls, for 700
acres of land in the county of Ulster, with 144

May 13. Certificate to Richard Nicholls, for 700 acres of land
in the county of Ulster, being part of Evans' vacated
patent, and lying next to the lands of Lewis Dubois, on
the Paltz river, 144

May 24. Petition of John De Peyster, praying a warrant of
survey for 1,200 acres of land, 145

May 25. Petition of Richard Bradley, for 800 acres of land
including Bear hill, and part of Puplope's kill, part of
which has been petitioned for by John Alsop, 146

May 27. Petition of John Little, in relation to the taxes on
a certain tract of land in Ulster county, which are claimed
by the county of Orange, 147

June 16. Petition of Stephen Bayard, of the city of New
Yox-k, praying a patent for 1,800 acres of land on the east

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Pago.
1748. side of Hudson's river, above Seraghtoga, adjoining to

the lands lately granted to John Schuyler, junr., & Co.,. . 148

June 23. Warrant for a patent to Stephen Bayard, for 1,300
acres of land on the east side of Hudson's river, 148

June 23. Certificate to Stephen Bayard, for the same, 149

Petition of Abraham Lansing, junr., and others, for license
to purchase 12,000 acres of land lying above Connajoharie
on the Mohocks river, 150

June 21. Return of a survey of 800 acres for Bartholemew
Vrooman and others, situate about 24 miles west from
Schohary, and on the south side of a brook there called
by the Indians Tagquetainigo, 151

June 21. Return of a survey of 1,300 acres of land for
Stephen Bayard situate on the east side of Hudson's river,
above Seraghtoga, 151

June 21. Petition of John Ruthford, in behalf of himself
and five others, therein concerned, for a license to purchase
16,000 acres of land on the south side of the Mohawks
river, near certain lands granted to Jacob Glen and others, 152

June 29. Return of a survey for Stephen Bayard and others,
of 4,380 acres of land lying to the northeast of Kinder-
hook, about 15 miles from Hudson's river, upon Kinder-
hook river and some branches thereof, part of which tract
is known by the Indian name of Mawighanunk, 153

July 1. Return of a survey of 106 acres of land for Richard
Bradley, lying upon the west side of Hudson's river, near
Stony Point, 154

July 12. Warrant for a patent to Bartholomew Vrooman
and others, for 800 acres^of land, 155

July 12. Certificate to Bartholomew Vrooman and others,
for 800 acres of land, lying about 24 miles west of Scho-
hary, 155

July 29. Warrant for a patent to Stephen Bayard and others,
for 4,380 acres of land,

July 30. Certificate to Stephen Bayard and others, for 4,380
acres of land lying to the northeast of Kinderhook, about
15 miles from Hudson's river, upon Kinderhook river, and
some branches thereof, part of which tract is called Ma-
wighanunk, (Columbia Co.,) 156

July 29. Return of a survey of a certain tract of land in the
county of Orange, within the bounds of Evans' vacated
patent, beginning on the north side of a brook in the
Highlands called Poplop's kill, which falls into Hudson's
river ojmosite Anthony's nose, and containing 800 acres,
surveyed for Richard Bradley, (Monroe, Orange Co.,) . . . 157

Sept. 2. Return of a survey of 1,275 acres of land on the
east side of Hudson's river nigh Schachtekok, by the lands
of Johannes Becker, (part of paper is lost,) 158

Sept. — . Indian deed to Phillip Livingston, junr., and others,
of all that tract of land in the county of Albany, on or
about Hudson's river above Saraghtoge, bounded west-
erly by the lands of John R. Bleecker and others, 159

Nov. 2. License to William Bauch and Jacob Frederick
32

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Page.

1743. Lawyer, to purchase 4,000 acres of land near Schoharie
and contiguous to certain lands in the possesion of the
said Bauch and Sawyer, 160

Nov. 2. Warrant for a patent to John De Peyster, for 1,275
acres of land in the county of Albany, 161

Nov. 2. Certificate to John De Peyster, for a tract of land
on the east side of Hudson's river nigh Schachtekok, con-
taining 1,275 acres, 161

1744. May 11. Petition of John Baptist Van Renselaer and others,

for license to purchase 16,000 acres of vacant land in the
county of Albany, 162

May 11. Petition of Phillip Livingston, junr., and Henry
Holland, praying a patent for 4,000 acres lying on a branch
of Hudson's river above Saratoga, 163

May 18. Petition of Stephen Bayard and others, for license
to purchase 28,000 acres on the south side of the Mohawks
river, 164

Indian deed to Jacob Frederick Lawyer and others, of a
tract of land lying on the southwest part of Schoharre in
the county of Albany, 165, 166

Oct. 15. Petition of John Becker, in behalf of himself and
Johannes Eckerson, for license to purchase 4,000 acres of
land lying upon the branch of a creek called Schoharie
and lying to the southeast of Schoharie, 167

Petition of Richard Nichols in behalf of himself and others,
for license to purchase 8,000 acres of land on the west
side of Hudson's river and near unto Catskill, 168

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VOLUME XIV.

1744-1752

1744. Jan. 11. Petition of Philip Verplanck, for a grant of 1,000
acres of a tract of land in the county of Orange, to the
southward of that part of the manor of Cortlandt which
lies in that county, • •

Jan. 14. Petition of Philip Verplanck, praying a patent tor
a quantity of the soil of Hudson's river fronting his lands
on both sides of said river in the counties of Orange and
Westchester, in order to establish a ferry, 2

Jan. 14. Petition of Phillip Verplanck, for the same, with. . 3

Jan. 14. Minute of Council, ordering that a copy be served
on James Lambwith of Haverstraw, who has entered a
caveat against the granting of the same, and 3

March 18. Affidavit of Phillip Verplank, attesting the ser-
vice of a copy of his petition on James Lambwith, 3

1745. March 29. Petition of Thomas Lamb, for a grant of Magda-
len Island and Shipsteen Island, ten miles above Esopus

landing, '-,'•' \' '+>

March 29. Petition of Henry Lane and Hendrick Lemsen,
for leave to purchase a tract of land on west side of Hud-
son's river, •

March 24. Petition of Joseph Sackett, for 2,000 acres of

land near Shannemock hill, 6

April 8. License to Henry Lane and Hendrick Remseii, to

purchase lands from the Indians, 7

July _. Return of survey of two tracts of land in the High-
lands, for Philip Verplanck, • 8

Sept. 1. Indian deed to Hendrick Renisen, for a tract ot

land on both sides of the Kattskill, «.'•••; 9

1738. Dec. 15. Deed from William Jamison and wife to Richard
Nicholls, for 23d part of a tract of land in Orange and
Ulster Co's ; also half a lot in Broad street, New York, 9
1746. April 16. Release from Richard Nikols to William Jamison

of the aforesaid, • •

May 10. Return of John Lefever and Noah Eltinge, for two
tracts of land adjoining New Paltz, 10

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1746. Nov. 3. Petition of John Moore, for a grant of land in

Orange county, 11

1747. Jan. 5. Return of survey of 280 acres of land for Col.

Moore in Evans' patent, 12

March 17. Warrant to prepare letters patent, for John

Moore, for above land, 13

March 17. Certificate of the committee of the council, in

favor of the above petition of Mr. Moore, 13

May 15. Petition of Otto Van Tyle and others, against
granting Jacob de Hart a patent, for a ferry between
their land and the river, and the land between high and
low water mark, (Staten Island,) with caveat, 14

1748. Nov. 2. Petition of Solomon Comes, for a ferry between

Staten Island and New York, &c, 15

1747. Nov. 24. Petition that his ferry between Staten Island and

New York, may be declared a public ferry, 16

Nov. 27. Petition of William Salisbury & Co., for land at

Cats kill, 17

Nov. 28. Petition of Henry Lane and Hendrick Remsen, for
leave to purchase land of the Indians, near Jeremiah Van
Renselaer's land, on the west side of Hudson's river, and
in Co. of Albany, 18

1748. March 9. Petition of Noah Elting and Nathaniel Lefever,

for a patent for land near New Paltz, 19

March 28. License to Henry Lane and Hendrick Remsen, to

purchase land from the Indians, 20

April 27. Return of survey, of Elting and Lefever's land,

near New Paltz, , 21

May 9. Warrant to prepare a patent for said land, 22

Sept. 30. Caveat entered, by Otto Van Tyle, against the

grant of a ferry, in front of his land, on Staten Island,. . . 23
Oct. 8. Petition of Thomas Smith, for 2,000 acres of land, in

Orange county, 24

Oct. 26. Petition of John Dickinson, of Queens county, for

land in Nassau Island, 25

Dec. 5. Indian deed to Henry Remsen, for land south of

Jeremiah Van Renselaer, in Albany county, 26

Dec. 9. Indian deed to Abraham and William Salisbury, for

land north of Katskill, 27

Dec. 22. Petition of five of attorney general Bradley's

children, for 6,000 acres of land, in Evans' patent, 28

1749. Jan. 12. Petition of inhabitants of Staten Island, against

granting the prayer of the petition of Solomon Coomes,
so as to exclude them from the benefit of ferrying from
their own lands, 29

Jan. 18. Petition of Zacharia Hoffman and Abraham Smed-
dies, for 4,000 acres of land, in Ulster Co., 30

Jan. 18. Petition of Henry Lane and Hendrick Remsen, to
purchase 4,000 acres of land, south of the manor of Rense-
laerswyck, 31

Feb. 9. Return of survey for Henry Lane and Hendrick
Remsen, for 2,300 acres of land, at Katskill, 32

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Page.
1749. Feb. 7. Petition of David Rees, for 1,800 acres of land, in

Orange county, 33

Feb. 27. Return of survey for 2 tracts of land, near Katskill,
for Salisbury's and Bronck, 34

March 14. Petition of Henricus Dubois and Cornelius Shoen-
maker, jr., for land in Ulster Co., 35

March 16. Petition of Thomas Lane and Joris Remsen, for
leave to purchase land of the Indians, 36

March 22. Warrant to prepare patent for Henry Lane and
Hendrick Remsen, 37

March 22. Certificate of a committee of the council, in favor
of the above grant, 37

March 28. Petition of David Seaman and others, for a tract
of land west of Hempstead, L. I., 38

April 11. Warrant for a patent, to Abraham Salisbury and
others, for 4,000 acres of land, with 39

April 11. Certificate to Abraham Salisbury and others, for
all those two certain tracts of land, situate in the county
of Albany, on the west side of Hudson's river, near the
Katts kill, one of said tracts lying on that kill, and the
other on Poeteek's creek, containing in all 4,000 acres of
land, 39

April 12. Letter of G. Banyar to David Seaman, respecting
the petition of the latter, and the public notice required
to be given to the inhabitants of Oysterbay and Hemp-
stead, of the prayer thereof, before the council will act
upon the same, 40

April 29. Advertisement of the intentions of David Sea-
man & Co., to petition the council for lands, in Queens
county, and 41

May 8. Affidavits of William Butler, certifying the publica-
tion of the same, 41

June 21. Return of survey, for Sarah, Catharine, George, Eli-
zabeth and Mary Bradley, some of the daughters and the
younger son of Richard Bradley, of four certain tracts of
land, situate in the Highlands, in the county of Orange,
being part of Evans' vacated patent, and containing to-
gether 6,000 acres of land, (Cornwall and Monroe, Orange
Co., and Haverstraw, Rockland Co.,) 42

Return of a survey, for Hendricus Dubois and Cornelius
Schoonmaker, Junr., of five certain tracts of land, situate
in the county of Ulster, being part of Evans' vacated
patent, the first of which joins the southerly bounds of
New Palts, and lies on the west side of Palts river, con-
taining 50 acres ; the second lies along the foot of the
high hills or Shawongunk mountains, and joins upon the
lauds of Rutsen & Bruyn, John Macklain, Zacharias Hoff-
man and Stephen Dublois, and contains 630 acres, 43

August 8. Petition of Cornelius Ten Broeck, praying a
patent for so much of a tract of land, lying upon both
side of the Katers creek, as shall be found vacant, not
exceeding 800 acres, 44

August 8. Petition of Jane Colden and Ellis* Colden, dauarh-

254 LAND PAPERS. [vol. xiv.

1749. ters of Cadwallader Colden, surveyor general, praying a
patent for 4,000 acres of vacant land, in Evans' vacated
patent, to the northwestward of the land granted to
James Stringham, 45

Sept. 27. Caveat entered by Nathaniel Hazard, Jr., against
the granting of a patent, for a parcel of land in Orange
county, in Schonmack clove, lying and joining on the west
side of lands granted to Nathaniel Hazard, Junr., 46

Return of a survey of two tracts of land, for Jane Colden
and Alice Colden, Junr., being part of Evans' vacated
patent, the first begins wThere the southerly line of Evans'
patent crosses the Wall kill or Paltz river, and contains
1 ,000 acres of land ; the other lies on the southeast side of
Sh.iwongunk kill, and contains 3,000 acres, 46

Oct. 8. Return of a survey of a tract of land for Cornelius
Tenbroeck, situate on the west side of Hudson's river, in
the county of Albany, on the east and Avest sides of the
Katers kill, beginning where the Bever kill runs into said
Caters kill, and down the stream of said kill, to a place
called Quatawicknock, 47

Oct. 14. Certificate to Jane and Alice Colden, two of the
daughters of Cadwallader Colden, surveyor general, for
two certain tracts of land, situate in the county of Ulster,
being part of Evans' vacated patent, 48

Oct. 23. Warrant for a patent, to Jane and Alice Colden, for
two certain tracts of land in the county of Ulster, being
part of Evans' vacated patent, » 49

Oct. 24. Petition of George Murray and Jacobus Bruyn,
praying a patent, 4,000 acres of the vacant land in Evans'
vacated patent, 50

Oct. 26. Petition of Peter Van Brugh Livingston and John
Provoost, praying a patent for 3,000 acres, out of the
unappropriated land in Evans' vacated patent, in the
county of Ulster, northwestward of the lands granted to
Thomas Noxon and James Stringham, 51

Nov. 15. Return of a survey of a certain tract of land, situ-
ate in the county of Ulster, being part of the Evans vaca-
ted patent, beginning on the southwest bounds of said
patent, called the northwest line, and containing 3,000
acres, laid out for Peter Van Brugh Livingston and John
Provoost, 52

Dec. 1. Return of a survey of a certain tract of land in
Queens county, beginning in the east bounds of Hamp-
stead patent, at Thomas Powell's plain land, and contain-
ing 720 acres ; also a tract of salt meadow, lying in the
county aforesaid, being the easterly part of Seaman's

Island, and containing 80 acres, 53

1748. Dec. 21. Petition of Henry Lane and Hendrick Renson,
praying a patent for two tracts of land: the first of which
lies to the southward of the lands of Jeremiah Van Ren-
selaer, on the west side of Hudson's river, and near to the
lands of Johannis Hallinbeck, and begins on the north
side of Katts kill, containing about 590 acres ; and the

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Page.

1748. other of said tracts is situate near the land of said Hal-
lenbeck, and begins on the south side of the Catts kill,
containing abont 1,500 acres, and likewise about 200 acres
of vacant land, which lie contiguous to the last mentioned
tract, • 5 4

1749. Dec. 22. Caveat entered by Micajah Townsend, in behalf ol

himself and the township of Oysterbay, in Queens county,
against the granting of a patent to any person or persons
for any lands or meadow land between the said township

and Hempstead, until a hearing takes place, 55

Dec. 28. Petition of Douw Funda and Johannis II. Vroo-
man, praying a patent for 300 acres of vacant land in the
Mohawks country, on the north side of the Mohawks
river, between the lands formerly granted to John Collins,
deceased, and the lands granted to Abraham Governeur,
deceased, » 5*>

1750. March 14. Return of a survey of six certain tracts of land,

in the county of Orange, near Schunamock, for Thomas
Smith, containing, in all, 2,000 acres, 57

March 15. Petition of Thomas Ellison and Lawrence Roome,
praying a grant of 4,000 acres of the unappropriated land
in Evans' vacated patent, 58

March 23. Warrant for a patent to Cornelius Ten Broeck,
for 800 acres of land in the county of Albany, with 59

1749. Nov. 29. Certificate to Cornelius Ten Broeck, for all that

certain tract of land on the west side of Hudson's river,
on both sides of the Caters kill, extending down the same
to a place called Quatauriknock, and containing 800 acres, 59

1750. March 28. Petition of George Harrison, of the city of New

York, for a grant of the unappropriated lands of Evans
vacated patent, lying near the New Paltz, not to exceed
2,000 acres, 60

March 30. Petition of Thomas Lane and Joris Remsen, son
of Hendrick Remsen, for license to purchase 4,000 acres
of land, on the west side of Hudson's river, to the south-
ward of the manor of Ranselaerwick, 61

April 4. Petition of Anthony Tancret and Samuel Rogers,
praying a patent for two tracts of land : one lying in
Dutchess county, between the nine partners and the
colony line, bounded southerly by the Ten Mile river,
westerly by the nine partners, northerly by lands in the
possession of one Thomas Golden, and easterly by the
colony line, containing about 2,500 acres ; the other lying
in the county of Albany, and is bounded northerly by
Tachanick mountain, easterly by the colony line, southerly
by the oar beds, and westerly by the single teer of lots,
containing about 400 acres ; the said tracts being part of
the lands called or known by the name of the cast or
hove-out lands, 62

April 11. Petition of Hugh Wentworth, of Flushing, in
Queens county, praying a patent for 1,000 acres of the
vacant lands lying near the New Paltz, in the county of
Ulster, being part of Evans' vacated patent, 63

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Page.
1750. April 12. Petition of Jacob Roseboom and others, for license
to purchase a tract of land containing about 8,000 acres,
and bounded on the north by three patents, one granted
to Barent P. Coeman, one to Matys Hoogtaling, and the
other to Casparus Bronck ; on the east by the patent of
the great flatts or Lonenburgh, on the south by Salisbury
and Van Bergen's patent, and on the west by a patent
lately granted to Casparus Bronck, 64

April 12. Petition of John Ayscough, praying a patent for
2,000 acres of vacant land in a tract called the Equivalent
lands, surrendered by the colony of Connecticut to this
Government, which are part of the cast or hove-out lands,
and lye adjoining to or near the township of Danbury, in
Connecticut, 65

April 4. Warrant for a patent to Peter Van Brugh Living-
ston and John Provoost, for 3,000 acres of land in the
county of Ulster, with 66

April 11. Exemplification of a certificate to Peter Van Brugh
Livingston and John Provoost, for a tract of land situate
in the county of Ulster, being part of Evans' vacated
patent, beginning on the southwest of the said patent,
commonly called the northwest line, at a place where it
crosses the Wall kill, and contains 3,000 acres, 66

May 23. Warrant for a patent to Thomas Smith, for six cer-
tain tracts of land in the county of Orange, being part-of
Evans' vacated patent, with , . 67

April 11. Exemplification of certificate to Thomas Smith,
for six tracts of land in the county of Orange, near Schu-
nemock hill, being part of Evans' vacated patent, and
containing together 2,000 acres, ■ • 67

July 2. Petition of William Smith, of the city of New York,
and James Brown, of Salem, in the county of Westches-
ter, praying a patent for 4,000 acres of the Equivalent
lands, including the land purchased by them of the New
Fairfield proprietors, 68

June 21. Petition of Hugh Wentworth, of Flushing, in
Queens county, praying a patent for 1,000 acres of land
in Evans' patent, lying near the New Paltz, 69

June 30. Return of a survey of a certain tract of land con-
taining 2,000 acres, being part of the Equivalent lands,
for John Ayscough, 70

June 30. Return of a survey for George Harison, of three
several tracts of land situate on the west side of Hudson's
river, in the county of Ulster, being part of Evans' vacated
patent, containing in all 2,000 acres, 71

July 2. Petition of Johan Joost Herkimer, for license to pur-
chase 2,000 acres of vacant land lying on the south side
of the Mohawks river, between Connajoharie and Burnet's
Field, 72

July 2. Petition of Hendrick Myer, praying a patent for a
tract of vacant land lying near Conajohare, on the south
side of the Mohawks river, between the lands granted to

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Page.
1750. Hartman Windecker and others, and the lands granted to

Messrs. Bleecker and Groesbeck and others, 73

July 20. Warrant for a patent to George Harison, of the
city of New York, for 2,000 acres of land in the county
of Ulster, with 74

July 20. Certificate to George Harison, for 2,000 acres of
land in Ulster county, laid out in three tracts, 74

Aug. 8. Warrant for a patent to Sarah, Catherine, George,
Elizabeth and Mary Bradley, for four certain tracts of
land in the county of Orange, containing together 6,000
acres, with 75

Aug. 8. Certificate to Sarah, Catherine, George, Elizabeth
and Mary Bradley, for four certain tracts of land situate
in the highlands, in the county of Orange, containing to-
gether 6,000 acres, 75

Aug. 9. Affidavit of Joseph Tompkins, of Ulster county,
respecting the bounds of Paltz Patent, and the point called
Jefrous hook, 76

Aug. 14. Return of a survey of 5,000 acres of land in the
county of Ulster, on the west side of the Walkill or Paltz
river, being part of Evans' vacated patent ; laid out for
George Murray and Jacobus Bruyn, 77

Aug. 22. Warrant for a patent to John Ayscough, for 2,000
acres of land Equivalent lands, surrendered by the colony
of Connecticut, being part of the lands commonly called
the cast or hove-out lands, and lying adjoining to or near
the township of Danbury, in Connecticut, 78

Aug. 7. Certificate to John Ayscough, for two thousand acres
of the Equivalent land surrendered by the colony of Con-
necticut to this Government, being part of the lands called
the cast or hove-out lands, 78

Sept. 14. Petition of Staats Long Morris, praying a patent
for two parcels of upland, meadow and flatts, lying on
both sides of Hudson's river, between the banks of the
river and low water mark, one parcel whereof lies on the
east side of said river, and begins at a place called Sus-
kampka, in Dutchess county, which is the northwest cor:
ner of Col. Schuyler's patent, and runs from thence
southerly along the bank of the river to the Saw kill, and
the other parcel lies on the west side of the river, in Ulster
county, and begins at the Esopus creek, and runs from
thence northerly along the bank of the river to the Saw-
yer's creek, where BuiTegan's mill is erected ; also, two
islands in the said river, one called Magdelen's, and the
other Slipsteen's Island, containing in all, by estimation,
about 1,200 acres, 79

Sept. 11. Petition of John Becker and Johannis Eckerson,
for further license to complete a purchase of 4,000 acres
of land lying upon a branch of Schoharie creek, to the
southeast of Schoharie, 80

Sept. 1 4. Warrant for a patent to George Murray and Jaco-
bus Bruyn, for 4,000 acres of land in the county of Ulster, 81

Aug. 22. Certificate to George Murray and Jacobus Bruvn,
33

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Page.
1750. for a certain tract situate in the county of Ulster, on the
west side of the Walkill or Paltz river, being part of

Evans' vacated patent, 81

Sept. 15. Petition of Jacob Corsen, praying a patent for his
ferry between his land on Staten Island and the shore of
Bergen in East New Jersey ; also for all the ground be-
tween high and low water mark, fronting and contiguous
to his land, and all other the vacant and unpatented

ground between high and low water mark, 82

Aug. 9. Affidavit of William Beekman, respecting the lines
of the Paltz patent in Ulster county, and the location

of Iefrows hook, 83

Sept. 24. Petition of Jacob Rooseboom and others, praying a
patent for a certain tract of land situate on the west side
of Hudsons' river, beginning on the old Cats Kill foot
path, or west bounds of the patent of the Great flatts or

Lonenburgh, containing about 5,000 acres, 84

Sept. 26. Caveat entered by Barent V. Benthuysen and R.
R. Livingston, against the granting of any lands between
high and low water mark from Saskahampa to the Saugh

kill, 85

Sept. 29. Caveat entered by Joseph Banks, against the grant-
ing of any patent for Calves Island, which lies about a
mile to the eastward of Byram river, and is esteemed to

be within the colony of Connecticut, 85

Oct. 12. Caveat entered against granting any patent for any
lands on the west side of Hudson's river opposite An-
thony's nose, at or near a place called Poplops kill, 85

Oct. 17. Indian deed to Thomas Lane and Joris H. Remsen
of the city of New York, of all that tract of land lying
to the southward of Ranselar's manour, beginning by
lands patented to Henry Lane and Hendrick Remsen, on
the west side of Kats creek, and down the stream of
said creek from where a creek called Matenit falls into it,

and contains 3,408 acres, 86

Oct. 17. Petition of Staats Long Morris, praying a patent for
two parcels of meadow and flats, one being in the county of
Ulster, and adjoining on the south side of Esopus creek,
and along the branch of Hudson's river, on the west side
of the same, containing about 100 acres, the other is a
certain flatt in the middle of said river, called and known
by the name of Large Nutten Hook flat, about twenty
miles below Albany, fronting Coxsackey landing, on the
west side, and the upper end of Large Nutton Hook on the

east side, containing about 12 acres, 87

Oct. 18. Petition of Johannis Jansen, in behalf and by order
of the trustees of the corporation of Kingston, praying
that no grant be made upon the petition of Staats Long
Morris, for certain parcels of land, one whereof is de-
scribed to be lying on the east side of Hudson's river in
the county of Ulster, and beginning at the Esopus creek

or kill, 88

Oct. 18. Petition of Staats Long Morris-, praying that an

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Page.
1750. order be made requiring those persons who have entered
caveats against his former petition to give security imme-
diately that they will pay costs in case said caveats or any
of them be set aside, , 89

Oct. 24. Return of a survey of a certain tract of land for
David Rees, lying in the county of Orange, on the west
side of Hudson's river in the highlands, and on the back
of lands there granted to Doct. Samuel Staats, being part
of Evans' vacated patent, containing 800 acres, 90

Nov. 1. Return of a survey of a certain tract of land for
Jacob Roseboom and others, on the west side of Hudson's
river and adjoining to the patent of the Great flats or
Loonenburgh and containing 4,530 acres, 91

Nov. 3. Return of a survey for six tracts of land for Thomas
Ellison and Lawrence Roome, being part of Evans' vacated
patent, four of which are situate in the county of Ulster, \
and the other two in the county of Orange, the whole
containing 4,000 acres, 92

Dec. 14. Petition of William Bauch and Frederick Lawyer,
for license to purchase in connection with Nicholas York
and Jeronimus Greslaer, a certain tract of land situate on
both sides of Schoharie creek, that is to say on the. back
of lands on the west side of said creek, granted to Johan-
nis Lawyer and John De Peyster,. and on the back of
lands on the east side of said creek granted to Adam
Vrooman, having to the northeastward the lands granted
to Lieut. Walter Butler, now belonging to Maj : Edward
Clarke, containing by estimation about 5,000 acres, 93

Nov. 12. Warrant for a patent to Thomas Ellison and Law-
rence Roome, for six certain tracts of land situate in the
counties of Ulster and Orange, being part of Evans'
patent, with 94

Nov. 12. Exemplification of a certificate to Thomas Ellison
and Lawrence Roome, for six certain tracts of land being
part of Evans' vacated patent, four of which lie in the
county of Ulster, and the other two in the county of
Orange, containing in all 4,000 acres, 94

Nov. 16. Petition of Thomas Lane and Joris Remsen of the
city of New York, praying a patent for a certain tract of
land lying to the southward of the manor of Renselaerwick, 95

Nov. 16. Return of a survey of a certain tract of land for
Anthony Tancret and Samuel Rogers, being part of the
equivalent lands surrendered by the colony of Connecticut
to this government, which is part of the lands commonly
called the cast or hove-out lands, containing 3,000 acres, 96

Nov. 29. Petition of Johannis Becker and Johannis Ecker-
son, praying that 4,000 acres of land, purchased by them
on the east side of Schoharie kreek, a little above Schoha-
rie, be excepted out of any license which may be granted
to Hieronimus Crissler and others to purchase lands on
the east side of that creek, 97

Dec. 5. Return of a survey of three tracts of land for Hugh
Wentworth, on the west side of Hudson's river, at Jeff-

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1750. rous Hook, in the county of Ulster, being part of Evans'
vacated patent, containing together, 2,000 acres, 98

Dec. 20. Petition of Alexander Phoenix and others, praying
a patent for 1,200 acres of the unappropriated lands in
Evans' vacated patent, situate in the county of Orange,
near Buttermilk falls, 99

1751. Jan. 2. Return of a survey of a certain tract of land, situate

in the county of Albany, on the west side of Hudson's
river, and to the southward of the manor of Renslerwick,
beginning on the south side of a brook, called by the
Indians, Mateniet, and on the west side of Cattskill, where
the said brook empties itself into said kill, and containing
3,400 acres, for Thos. Lane and Joris Remsen, 100

Jan. 2. Petition of Richard Durham, of the city of New
York, praying a patent for 2,000 acres of vacant land, in
a the county of Ulster, joining easterly to land granted to
Hugh "Wentworth, and to other land granted to William
Bond and Richard Bradley, and westerly and northerly
to other vacated land in Evans' patent, 101

Jan. 31. Petition of Jacob Borst and others, for license to
purchase a certain tract of woodland, in the county of
Albany, about six miles west from Schohary, between the
mountains of Schohary and the hills, called by the Indians,
Onuntadass, and containing, by estimation, about 20,000
\ acres, 102

Feb. 1. Warrant for a patent, to Jacob Roseboom and oth-
ers, for a certain tract of land, situate in the county of
Albany, and containing 4,530 acres, with 103

Nov. 25. Certificate to Jacob Roseboom and others, for a
certain tract of land, lying on the west side of Hudson's
river, adjoining the patent of the great flatts or Lonen-
burgh, and containing 4,530 acres, 103

Feb. 4. Petition of Benjamin Nicoll and Co., for license to pur-
chase 12,000 acres of land, lying to the southeast of Scho-
hary, on both sides of a certain creek, called Foxes creek, 104

March 6. Warrant for a patent, to Anthony Tancret and
Samuel Rogers, for 3,000 acres of land, being part of the
cast or hove-out lands, surrendered by the colony of Con-
necticut to this government, with 105

1750. Dec. 24. Exemplification of a certificate, to Anthony Tancret

and Samuel Rogers, for a certain tract of land, being part

of the cast or hove out lands, 105

1751. March 22. Description of a survey of a certain tract of land

for Phillip Livingston, situate on a branch of Hudson's
river, near a place called Sachendaga, and containing
4,000 acres, 106

Petition of William Bauch and Jacob Frederick Lawyer, for
license to purchase land from Indians, 107

March 29. Petition of Thomas Braine, to have the surveyor
general lay out two thousand acres of land in the county
of Albany, on the Norman's kill, 108

April 3. Petition of Luykas Johs. Wyngaard and others, for
license to purchase 10,000 acres of vacant land between

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Page.
1751. the lands granted by the patent of Schoharie and the lands

granted by patent to John Lindesay, 109

April 6. Return of a survey of 1,000 acres of land, for Alex-
. ander Phoenix and others, situate in the county of Orange,
in the high lands, near Buttermilk falls, and is part of
Evans' vacated patent, 110

April 1 0. Warrant for a patent, to Thomas Lane and Joris
Remsen, for 3,400 acres of land in the county of Albany,
southward of the manor of Renselaerwyck, with Ill

Jan. 2. Certificate to Thomas Lane and Joris Remsen, for a
tract of land, on the west side of Hudson's river, south-
ward of the manor of Renselaerwick, and on the west of a
brook called the Catts kill, containing 3,400 acres, Ill

April 13. Caveat entered against trustees of the corporation
of Kingston, against the grant of any uplands, meadows
or islands, mentioned in the several petitions of Staats
Long Morris, 112

April 24. Petition of John Neilson, praying a patent for
about 2,000 acres of vacant land, lying upon or near the
Skunamock hills, in the county of Orange, which are part
of Evans' vacated patent, 112

April 24. Letter from Wm. Johnson to Goldsbrough Ban-
yar, deputy secretary, desiring him to make out a petition
for a license to purchase a tract of land, and lay it before
his excellency, with 113

May 6. Description of a tract of land, to the south and
southwest of Schoharie, beginning near or by a creek,
called by the Indians, Adaquaghtangey, and joining on
one side to Pensilvania patent, and containing 130,000
acres, 113

May 16. Petition of William Johnson and others, for license
to j>urchase a certain parcel of vacant land, lying in the
county of Albany, near and adjoining to the lake, called
by the Indians Canunda, which is about two miles distant
from the Onondaga castle, and likewise said lake, 114

May 16. Petition of Hendrick Meyer, of Conajohare, for
license to purchase about 500 acres of vacant land, lying
on the south side of the Mohawks river, between the
lands granted to Mr. Philip Livingston, Hartman Win-
deker and company, 115

May 23. Indian deed, to Jacob Borst and others, for all that
tract of land, situate about six miles west from Schohary,
between the mountains of Schohary and a brook, called
by the Indians Oscallaghe, and containing about 25,000
acres, 116

May 23. Warrant for a patent, to Alexander Phoenix, Abra-
ham Bockee and John Exceen, for 1,000 acres of land,
situate in the county of Orange, in the Highlands, near
Buttermilk falls, with 117

April 24. Certificate to Alexander Phoenix, Abraham Bockee
and John Exceen, for 1,000 agres of land, in the county
of Orange, in the Highlands, near Buttermilk falls, being
part of Evans' vacated patent, 117

262 LAND PAPERS. [vol. xiv.

Page.
1751. May 28. Indian deed, to Captn. Johan Jost Herckimer, of
all that tract of land, situate in the county of Albany, on
the south side of the Mohawks river, at the Fall hill, he-
ginning on the south bank of said river, at the northwest
corner of a tract of land granted to John Lindsay, con-
taining 3,200 acres, with a small island, containing about
two acres, lying in said river, 118

May 31. Petition of Theobald Yongh and others, for license
to purchase 28,000 acres of a tract of land, lying on the
south side of the Mohawks river, 119

Nov. 19. Petition of William Smith, of the city of New
York, and James Brown, of Salem, in the county of
Westchester, for land in the Oblong, 120

Nov. 19. Description of above lands, 121

June 10. Petition of Jacob Borst and others, praying a
patent for the quantity of 18,000 acres, of a certain tract
of land, situate in the county of Albany, about six miles
west from Schohary, between the mountains of Schohary
and the hill, called by the Indians Onuntadasha, 122

June 11. Petition of Koenradt Kanterman, for license to pur-
chase 2,000 acres of a tract of vacant land, in the county ■
of Albany, on the south side of the Mohawks river, near
a place called the Gyten Bergh, adjoining or near to the
patent of Peter Wagener, 123

June 12. License to Mathew Ferral, to purchase 130,000
acres of land, lying on the south and southwest of Scho-
hary, beginning near a branch of a creek, called by the
Indians Adaquashtangey, and continuing down the same,
to the place where it empties itself, 124

June 12. Petition of Mathew Ferrall, in behalf of himself
and company, for the above license, 125

June 12. Petition of Johan Joost Herkimer, and his son
Hendrick, praying a patent for 2,500 acres of a certain
tract of land, lying in the county of Albany, on the south
side of the Mohawks river, at the Fall hill, beginning on
the south bank of the Mohawks river, at the northwest
corner of Lindesay & Co.'s patent; together with a small
island, containing about two acres, lying in said river,
above the place where said tract begins, and 150 acres on
the south side of said river, near Conajohary, and conti-
guous to lands granted Peter Wagener and others, 126

June 20. Warrant for a patent, to Hugh Went worth, for
2,000 acres of land, situate in the county of Ulster, near
the New Paltz, with 127

1750. Dec. 29. Certificate to Hugh Wentworth, for three tracts of

land, on the west side of Hudson's river, in the county of
Ulster, in the vicinity of Jeffrow's hook, containing to-
gether 2,000 acres, 127

1751. Sept. 6. Petition of Abraham Hasbrouck and others, praying

a patent for the quantity of 2,000 acres, out of the unap-
propriated lands in Evans' vacated patent, in the county
of Ulster, lying to the southward and southwestward of
New Paltz patent, and some parcels lying to the south-

vol. xiv.] LAND PAPERS. 263.

Page.
1751. ward of the land granted to Noah Eltinge and Nathaniel

Lefever, 128

Sept. G. Petition of Alexander Colden and others, the pro-
prietors and inhabitants of a tract of land, above the
Highlands, at a place called Qnassaick, now commonly
called Newburgh patent, in Ulster county, praying a
confirmation of 500 acres of land to the present trustees,
formerly held by the Palatines as a glebe, 129

Sept. 17. Return of a survey, for Thomas Braine, of 2,000
acres of land, in the county of Albany, being part of a
tract purchased of the Indians, by Walter Butler and
others, beginning at the southwest corner of a tract of
land, near the township of Schohary, formerly surveyed
for James De Lancey, 130

Sept. 18. Return of a survey, for Johan Joost Herkimer, and
his son Hendrick Herckimer, of two tracts of land, situate
in the county of Albany, on the south side of the Mo-
hawks river ; the first includes a hill called the Fall hill,
begins on the south bank of the Mohawks river, at the
north corner of a tract of land granted to John Lindsay
and Phillip Livingston, and contains 2,180 acres, includ-
ing a small island in the Mohawks river ; the other lies
near Conajohary, begins at the northeast corner of a tract
of land granted to Coenradt Wiser and others, and con-
tains 144 acres, 131

Sept. 18. Return of a survey for Jacob Borst and others, of
two certain tracts of land situate in the county of Albany,
between the mountains of Schohary and the hill called by
the Indians Onuntadagka, on a creek called by the Indians
Oschaleghe, otherwise Cobus kill, containing together
18,000 acres of land, 132

Sept. 23. Affidavit of Samuel Morrell, in relation to the
appointment of Alexander Colden, and Richard Albertson
as trustees for the Glebe land of Qnassaick patent, 133

Oct. 5. Petition of Jacob Borst and others, praying a patent
for 18,000 acres of land surveyed for them to the west-
ward of Schohary, 134

Oct. 7. Petition of John Frederick Bauch and others, for
license to purchase 12,000 acres of a tract of land lying
about 12 miles west from Schohary and on the southerly
side of the creek called Otsgarege, 135

Oct. 8. Petition of John Lawyer and Phillip Bergh, for license
to purchase 4,000 acres of land situated northerly from
the patent of Schohary, three several vacant tracts, the
first of which lies on the west side of the patent of Morris

. and Coeymans, the second between the aforesaid patent
and the lands granted to Myndert Schuyler and Co., and
the third tract lies between the last mentioned lands, and
the manor of Renselaerswyck, 136

Oct. 8. Rough description of the foregoing lands, drawn up
by Lawyer and Bergh, 137

Oct/8. Petition of Stephen Bayard and others, praying a

264 LAND PAPERS. [vol. xiv.

Page.

1751. further license to purchase 28,000 acres of land on the
south side of the Mohawks river, 137

Oct. 18. Petition of John Leake, praying a grant of 2,000
acres of the land lying unappropriated in Evans' vacated
patent in Ulster county 138

Nov. 7. Petition of John Beecker and Johannis Eckerson,
praying a further license to purchase 4,000 acres of land
situate to the southeast of Schoharie, upon a branch of a
creek called Schoharie, on the east side of the said creek, 139

Nov. 19. Minute of council in relation to land purchased at
Onondago, from the Indians, by Col. Johnson, 140

1752. Jan. 8. Petition of Goldsbrow Banyar and two others, pray-

ing a patent for 6,000 acres of vacant land lying to the
westward of Schohary, between two tracts lately surveyed
and laid out for Jacob Borst and others, 141

March 3. Warrant for a patent to Alexander Colden and
Richard Albertson, for the glebe lands at Quassaick, in
the county of Ulster, containing 500 acres, 142

March 14. Deed of surrender of Alexander Colden and
Richard Albertson, of 500 acres of land, being the glebe
land of Quassaick patent in Ulster county, 143

April 16 Petition of Rudolph Staley and Johan Joost
Herckheimer, junior, for license to purchase 16,000 acres
of a tract of land situate on the south side of the Mohawks
river, above the fall called the Long fall, adjoining to the
southermost part of the patent of Burnet's Field, 144

April 23. Indian deed to Coenrad Contreman, of Canajoharie,
of a tract of land situate in the county of Albany, on the
south side of the Mohawks river near Canajohary, and
upon the south side of a creek called by the Indians Ots-
quaga, containing 950 acres, 145

May 1. Indian deed to Johannes Lawyer and Phillip Bergh,
of two several tracts of land situate near Schohary, in the
county of Albany, the first being about four miles east of
Schohary, and beginning at the eastermost corner of a
small tract of land granted to Lewis Morris and Andries
Coeiman, thence running to Kings creek, and containing
about 2,800 acres, the other of the said tracts being about
one mile west from Schohary, and containing 200 acres,. 146

May 7. Petition of Jacob Zimmerman and John Joost Schnell,
for license to purchase 4,000 acres of the tract of land
lying in the county of Albany, on the north side of the
Mohawks river, about six miles below the great flatts,
between the lands there belonging to Petrus Van Driesen
and Cornelius Cuyler, 147

May 7. Petition of Jacob Starnbergh, for license to purchase
a tract of land lying in the county of Albany, at Schoharie,
between the two patents of Kneescarns town, containing
about 500 acres, 148

May 8. Petition of Teady Magin, of the city of Albany, in
behalf of himself and others, for license to purchase 8,000
acres of a certain tract of vacant land lying in the county
of Albany, beginning at the bounds of Stone Raby patent

vol. xiv.] LAND PAPERS. 265

Page.
1752. and running from thence to a creek called Canadas kill,
at Burnet's'field, and adjoining to the patent of Connajo-

harie, 149

May 13. Caveat entered by Nich. Beryard and company,
against the granting of any patent to Theobald, Adam,
Frederick and Andries Young, for a tract of land lying
near Peter Wagener's patent, on a creek which empties
itself into the great lake, until they are heard, 150

May 20. Petition of Henry Holland, for a patent for a house
and lot of ground situate in Dock street in the city of
New York, 150

May 21. Deed of Henry Holland, surrendering the remain-
der of the term of ninety-nine years in a lot of ground in
Dock street in the city of New York, 151

May 21. Indian deed to Teobalt Yong and Adam Yong of
Canajoharie, in the county of Albany, of a tract of land
situate on the south side of the Mohawks river, twelve
miles distant from the same, and lying to the west of a
tract granted to Pieter Wagenear and others, beginning
by a hole where a stream of water runs into the ground
called by the Indians Theoghsowone, 152

May 21. Warrant for a patent to Henry Holland, for a house
and lot of ground in Dock street in the city of New York, 153

May 25. Petition of Augustus Van Cortlandt, praying a
patent for a tract of vacant land in the county of Albany
at Schoharie, between two patents there granted to Myn-
dert Schuyler & Co., and to Lewis Morris & Co., and
containing 887 acres, 154

June 15. Return of a survey for William Smith and James
Brown, of four several tracts of land within that tract of
land called the equivalent lands lately surrendered by the
colony of Connecticut to the government, containing
together 3,590 acres, I56

June 18. Petition of Koenradt Kanterman, praying a patent
for a tract of land lying on the south side of the Mohawks
river near Canajohary, upon the south side of a creek
called by the Indians Otsquaga, containing 950 acres of
land, 157

June 24. Petition of John Leake, praying a patent for 200
acres of land bounded northerly by the patent of New
Paltz, in the county of Ulster, and southerly by the lands
there belonging to Noah Elting, 158

June 24. Petition of Johannes Lawyer and Philip Bergh,
praying a patent for two tracts of land lying near Scho-
harv, in the county of Albany, containing about 3,000
acres, loy

June 24. Petition of Augustus Van Cortiandt, praying a
patent for 2,000 acres of land at Schoharie, lying between
two patents there granted to Myndert Schuyler, Robert
Livingston and others, and to Lewis Morris and Andries
Coeman, 160

June 24. Petition of Theobalt Yongh and others, praying a
patent for 14,000 acres of a certain tract of land in the
34

266 LAND PAPERS. [vol. xiv.

Page.
1752 county of Albany, on the south side of Mohawks river
about twelve miles distant from said river lying to the
west of a tract granted to Peter Wagener and others,. . 161

June 26. Affidavit of Peter D. Schuyler, in relation to the
land purchased of the Indians at Canajogarie, by Theo-
bald Young, 162

June 26. Affidavit of David Schuyler, in relation to the lands
purchased of the Indians at Canajogarie, by Theobald
Young, 163

June 30. Petition of Arent Stevens, in behalf of himself and
company, for a license to purchase 30,000 acres of a cer-
tain tract of land situate on the north side of the Mohawks
river beginning at or near Canada creek, and running
from thence along the bounds of Van Dam & Co.'s patent
to a place called Anthony's nose, being about twelve miles
in breadth, 164

June 30. Petition of David Schuyler and others, praying a
license to purchase 32,000 acres of a tract of land on the
south side of the Mohawks river and on both sides of and
near a creek called Ooks creek, 165

July 1. Petition of Stephen Bayard and others, for a con-
firmation of 20,000 acres of a purchase made by them of
the Indians on the south side of the Mohawks river which
has been infringed upon by a later purchase of Theobald
Young & Co., 166

July 1. Petition of Abraham Kipp of Dutchess county, and
Moses Cantyne of Kingston in the county of Ulster, pray-
ing a patent for a ferry across Hudson's river, 167

July 6. Return of a survey for John Neilson, of the several
tracts of land in the county of Orange, being part of
Evans' vacated patent, and containing in all 2,000 acres, 168

July 11. Affidavit of John V. Cortlandt, in relation to the
lands on the Mohawk river, purchased of Stephen Bayard
& Co., and Theobald Yongh & Co., 169

July 13. Petition of John Chambers and others, praying a
patent for the soil of the Hudson river fronting their lots
in New Windsor, Ulster county, to the distance of 60 feet
from high water mark, 170

July 14. Petition of Archibald Kennedy, collector of his
majesties customs, praying a grant of the lot in the city of
New York, on which the building used for a custom
house formerly stood, the said building having been pre-
sented by a grand jury as a nuisance and accordingly
demolished, 171

July 21. Warrant for a patent to Archibald Kennedy, for
the last mentioned lot, with 172

July 21. Map of the same, (between Dock and Bridge streets
in the city of New York,) 172

July 25. Return of a survey for Abraham Fonda, of a cer-
tain island on Hudson's river between Clavereck and the
manor of Livingston, commonly called and known by the
names of Fosterick or Tien Pondts Island containing 250
acres, .- 173

vol. xrv.] LAND PAPERS. 267

Page.
1752. July 28. Petition of Teleman Cuyler and others, for a license
to purchase 6,000 acres of vacant land on the west side of
Hudson's river to the southward of the manor of Rense-

laer, and on the north side of Caters kill, 174

Aug. 1 . Return of a survey for Johannes Lawyer and Phillip
Bergh, of two certain tracts, one of which lies about four
miles east of Schoharie on the road from thence to Albany,
and the other lies about one mile west from Schoharie,

containing together 2,640 acres, 175

Aug. 1. Return of a survey for Coenradt Kanterman, of a
certain tract of land situate in the county of Albany, on
the south side of the Mohawks river near Cannojohary,
and upon the south side of a creek or brook called by the
Indians Otsquaga, beginning where another brook called
Oekstingo falls into the same, and containing 905 acres, 176

VOLUME XV.

1752-1760.

1 '752. August V. Petition of Abraham Fonda, praying letters patent
for a small island lying in Hudson's river, in the county
of Albany, near Claverack, and known by the name of Fos-
terick or Tien pondts Island, (Vastrick's Island, Columbia
county,) 1

August 10. Return of survey for Theobald Young and oth-
ers, of a certain tract of land, containing 14,000 acres,
situate in the county of Albany, being part of a tract
lately purchased, in his majesty's name, from the Indian
proprietors, by Theobald Young and Adam Young, on
the south side of the Mohawks river, about twelve miles
distant from said river, lying to the west of a tract of laud
granted to Peter Wagganer, David Schyler and others,
and to the south east of a tract of land granted to James
Henderson and others, (Warren, Herkimer county,) .... 2

August 10. Return of survey for Richard Durham, of a tract
of land, containing 2,000 acres, lying on the west side of
Hudson's river, in the county of Ulster, being part of the
lands formerly granted to Capt. John Evans, (Plattville,
Ulster county,) 3

Return of survey for John Lake, of three several tracts of
land, containing together, 2,000 acres, lying on the west
side of Hudson's river, in the county of Ulster, being
part of the lands formerly granted to Capt. John Evans,
(Plattville, Ulster county,) 4

August 10. Petition of Thomas Ellison, praying a patent of
2,000 acres of the land formerly granted to Capt. John
Evans, and also for the soil now lying under water, six
hundred feet from high water mark into Hudson's river,
the whole extent of a certain tract of land belonging to
said Thos. Ellison, in the county of Ulster, at a place
called New Windsor, (Shawangunk, Ulster county,) .... 5

August 14. Petition of Samuel Auchmuty and eight others,
praying a patent for 18,000 acres of land, being part of
two tracts : the one purchased by Walter Butler, from the

vol. xv.] LAND PAPERS. 269

Page.
1752. Indians, in 1733, situate in the county of Albany, on the
south side of the Mohawks river, and to the westward of
the township of Schenectady ; and of another tract, pur-
chased by Jacob Glen and others, from the Indians, in
1734, situate in the comity of Albany, on the north side
of the Maquase river, near fifty miles above Schenectady,
(Duanesburgh, Schenectady county, and Fairfield, Herki-

ker county,) (see page 35,) 6

August 21. License to Teleman Cuyler and others, to piir-
chase, in his majesty's name, of the native Indian proprie-
tors, 6,000 acres of the vacant lands lying in the county
of Albany, on the west side of Hudson's river, to the
southward of the manor of Renslaer, and on the north

side of Katers kill, (Greene county,) 7

Sept. 22. Return of survey for John Chambers and fourteen
others, of water lots fronting the lands on Hudson's river,
and lying between the north bounds of the land belonging
to Thomas Ellison and the north bounds of the land
belonging to said John Chambers, (at New Windsor,

Orange county,) °

Sept. 22. Return of survey for Augustus Van Cortlandt, of a
certain tract of land, containing 1,270 acres, situate in the
county of Albany, at Schohary, between two tracts of
land, the one granted to Myndert Schuyler and others,
and the other to Lewis Morris, Jun., (Schoharie, Schoharie

county,) 9

Sept. 25. Petition of Danl. Hasbroucq and others, praying
that letters patent may be granted unto Abrm. Hasbrouck
and others for a certain tract of land, containing 2,000
acres, laid out for them, and always reputed to be within
the bounds of the New Paltz patent, until the year 1709,

(New Paltz and Shawangunk, Ulster county,) 10

Sept. 26. Caveat entered by Noah Elting, in behalf of him-
self and others, against the granting letters patent to
Abrm. Hasbrook or to any other persons whatever, for all
or any part of a certain tract of land lying in the county

of Ulster, near the N. Paltz, 11

[No date.] Petition of Johannes Lawyer, Jun., and others,
praying letters patent for 6,000 acres of a certain tract of
land, purchased from the Indians, lying south and south
west from Schoharie, in the county of Albany, beginning
at a certain place, called by the Indians, Jothahoike, on
Schoharie creek, then up the stream of said creek to the
utermost branch thereof, and on the east side of said creek
every way ten miles from the beginning place thereof to
the end, and on the west side of said creek, every way
twenty miles, containing upwards of 12,000 acres, (Scho-
harie county,) 12

[No date.] Petition of Jacob Frederick Lawyer and Hiero-
nimus Kreisler, praying letters patent for 4,000 acres of a
certain tract of land, purchased of the Indians, lying in
the south and south west part of Schoharie, in the county
of Albany, (Schoharie county,) 13

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Page.

1752. Oct. 5. Petition of William Bauch and others, praying let-
ters patent for a certain tract of land, containing about
6,000 acres, lying in the county of Albany, on both sides
of Schoharie creek, and contiguous to several small tracts
of land granted to William York and others, and also for
three small islands in said creek, containing together about
12 acres, (Middleburgh, Schoharie county,) 24

1744. April 17. Indian deed to Jacob Fredk. Lawyer, William
Bauch and Heronimus Kreisler, of a certain tract of land,
lying in the south and south west of Schoharie, in the
county of Albany, and begins at the foot of a hill called
Furberg, then with a straight line to the north east corner
of a patent granted to Capt. Edwcl. Clarke, then westerly
along the line of the aforesaid land to Schoharrie creek
river, then one mile more westerly into the woods from
said river, then northerly to a creek, called by the Indians,
Oneyagine, and by the Christians, Stone creek, then one
mile more northerly from said Stone creek, then easterly
to the south west corner of the great patent of Schoharie,
granted to Myndert Schuyler, Peter Vonbrugh and others,
including all the lands on both sides of Schoharie river,
between the before mentioned patents, that were not sold

before, (Schoharie county,) indorsed with, 15

April 17. Certificate of Johannes S. Lawyer, that the Indians
received full payment for said tract, and also with 15

1752. Oct. 4. Acknowledgment of Edwd. Holland, that the same

was duly executed by the Indians, in his presence, 15

Sept. 1 8. Certificate of Direck Hagadorn and Lodowig Reik-
ert, that they were sent by Nichs. York, William Bauch
and Jacob Fred : Lawyer, to Johannes Becker, requesting
him to go along with them to New York, before the
govr. and council, and bring with him all his writings
concerning the land in dispute between said parties, with 16

1744. April 16. Account of monies paid the Indians, for land round
and between the patent of Nichs. York, Jacob Fred.
Lawyer and others, 16

1752. Oct. 13. Return of survey for Abrm. Hasbrouck and others,
for two certain tracts of land, containing together 870
acres, situate in the county of Ulster, being part of the
lands formerly granted to Capt. Jno. Evans, (New Paltz,

Ulster Co.,) 17

Oct. 26. Indian deed for Arent Stephens, Dow Fonda and
others, for a certain tract of land, beginning at a great
rock, lying on the west side of a creek, called by the In-
dians Caniadutta, and runs from said rock, to a tract of
land granted to Peter Winne and others, and along the
bounds thereof, to a tract of land granted to Harme Van
Slyke and De Peyster ; then along the bounds thereof, to a
tract of land called Stonerabie, and then along the E. and
N.E. bounds thereof to the place where it began, contain-
ing about 20,000 acres, (Ephratah, Fulton Co.,) with 18

Oct. 19. Certificate of Cadwallader Colden, surveyor, and of
Col.William Johnson, one of his majesty's council, of the

vol. xv.] LAND PAPERS. 271

Page.
] 752. province of New York, that the bounds therein described

are correct, *°

Nov. 9. Indian deed to John Fred : Bauch, and four others,
for a certain tract of land, in the county of Albany, to the
westward of Schoharie, and on the south side of a creek,
called by the Indians Otsgarege, and by the inhabitants
Cobus kill, containing about 4,000 acres, (Cobleskill,
Schoharie Co.,) indorsed with 19

Nov. 9. Certificate of Cadwallader Colden, that the bounds
described therein are correct, and that the purchase
money has been paid and is legally executed, 19

Nov. 13. Petition of Lambertus Starmbergh, praying a li-
cense to purchase 2,000 acres of the vacant lands, situate
in the county of Albany, on the east of the large Scho-
harie patent, and on the north and south of Fox's kill, and
also a small piece lying on Cobus kill, near Hendk. Stub-
raghs, (Schoharie, Schoharie Co.,) 20

Nov. 13. Petition of Lawrence Lawyer, praying a license to
purchase 2,000 acres of the vacant lands, situate in the
county' of Albany, between Schoharie and Cobus kill,
(Schoharie Co.,) 21

Nov. 13. Petition of Jacob Miller, praying a license to pur-
chase 400 acres of the vacant land, situate in the county
of Albany, on the north side of the Mohawks river, be-
tween the patent of the German flatts and Glen's pur-
chase, (Herkimer, Herkimer Co.,) 22

Nov. 13. Petition of Johannes Becker, Junr., and others,
praying a license to purchase 6,000 acres of vacant land,
in the county of Albany, on the north side of Cobus kill,
and on the east of the patent granted to Jacob Borst,
Jacob C. TenEyke and others, near Schoharie, (Carlisle
and Cobleskill, Schoharie Co.,) 23

Nov. 15. Petition of Arent Stevens and nine others, praying
a patent for 20,000 acres of a certain tract of land, pur-
chased from the Indians, situate in the county of Albany,
on the north side of the Mohawks river, near Stonerabie,

(Ephratah, Fulton Co.,) 24

Nov. 15. Petition of Christopher Blondel, storekeeper of the
fort at New York, praying a lease of a certain lot and
tenement, situate on Hudson's river, to the northwest-
ward of the northwest corner of Fort George, in the city
of New York, said lot was formerly granted by Govr.

Hunter to Thomas Elde, (see page 29,) 25

Nov. 16. License to Jacob Miller, to purchase of the native
Indians, 400 acres of some vacant land, situate in the
county of Albany, on the north side of the Mohawks
river, between the patent of the German flatts and Glen's

purchase, (Herkimer Co.,) • • • • 26

Nov. 20. Draft of a warrant, to survey the lake Canunda,
and the lands there purchased, by Col. Win. Johnson, of

the Irdians, * * * \«

Nov. 21. Petition of Matthew Ferrall, in behalf of himself
and company, praying a license to complete the purchase

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1752. from the Six Nations of Indians, of 130,000 acres of a
large tract of land, lying in the county of Albany, to the
south and southwest of Schohary, 28

Nov. 23. Warrant to Christopher Blundell, storekeeper of
the fort at New York, granting him a lease of 99 years,
for a lot and tenement : the lot was formerly granted by
Govr. Hunter to Thomas Elde, 29

Nov. 30. Petition of John Fredk. Bauch and others, praying
letters patent, for a certain tract of land, in the county of
Albany, to the westward of Schoharie, and on the south
side of a creek, called by the Indians Otsgarage, and by
the inhabitants Cobus kill, containing about 4,800 acres,
(Cobleskill, Schoharie Co.,) 30

Nov. 30. Return of survey for Goldsbrow Banyar, John
Benson and Joseph Webb, junr., of a certain tract of land
land situate in the county of Albany, eight miles west
from Schoharie, containing about 4,000 acres, (Cobleskill,
Schoharie Co.,) 31

Nov. 30. Bond from Joseph Simson to Abrm. Hasbrouck
and others, for fifty pounds, conditioned that Noah Elting
shall pay the costs and charges that shall be awarded to
the said Abraham Hasbrouck and others, by reason of a
caveat entered by Noah Elting against granting letters
patent to the said Hasbrouck and others for a certain tract
of land in the county of Ulster, (New Paltz and Shawan-
gunk, Ulster Co.,) 32

Dec. 6. Letter from Cadwallader Colden to Goldsbrow Ban-
yar, Esq., secretary of the province, directing him to
change the course of a certain patent, 33

Dec. 15. Memorial of Walter Rutherford, in behalf of himself
and others, praying further time to prove the allegations
of the persons interested in a certain tract of land com-
monly called the Canajoharie patent, (Canajoharie, &c,
Montgomeiy Co.,) 34

1753. Feb. 5. Return of a survey for Saml. Auchmuty and others,

of sundrey tracts of land containing together 18,000 acres
of land, being part of two larger tracts situate in the
county of Albany. The one of which said two larger
tracts is on the south side of the Mohawks river, and to
the westward of the township of Schenectady, purchased
in the year 1733, from the Indians, by Walter Butler and
others, the other of said larger tracts is on the north side
of the Mohawks river, near the falls below Burnet's field,
about fifty miles from Schenectady, and purchased in the
year 1734, from the Indians, by Jacob Glen and others,
(Butler's purchase, Duanesburgh, Schoharie Co., and Glen's
purchase, Fairfield, Herkimer Co.,) 35

Feb. 5. Return of survey for Thomas Ellison, of two certain
tracts of land situate in the county of Ulster, being part
of the lands formerly granted to Capt. John Evans ; and
also, of the soil under the water, fronting said Ellison's
land in Ulster county, ( Wallkill and Crawford,) 36

Feb. 5. Return of survey for Arent Stephens and others, of

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Pago.
1753. a certain tract of land containing 20,000 acres, situate in
the county of Albany, on the north side of the Mohawks

river, near Stone Rabie, (Ephratah, Pulton county,) 37

Feb. 23. Petition of Noah Elting, praying a stay of the
patent intended to be granted to Abrm. Hasbrouck and
others, of a certain tract of land in the county of Ulster,
near the New Paltz, formerly patented to Lewis Dubois,
(New Paltz and Shawangunk, Ulster Co.,) 38

Feb. 13. Offer of Noah Elting to Abrm. Hasbrouck and others,
to convey to the owners of the New Paltz patent a share
of so much of the lands contained between the line run
from Mogonck to the marked tree at Hudson's river, being
south fifty -two degrees east, and the line run from Mo-
gonck to the Great Stucks heck, to a marked stone, and
another line run from the said stone, at the Great Stucks
heck to the said marked tree, and comprehended within
a patent lately obtained by said Noah Elting, in propor-
tion to their several rights in the Paltz patent, they pay-
ing their proportionate parts of the costs and expense in
obtaining said patent, upon condition that he shall hold
the lands, &c, in his possession, which he claims under
the title of Lewis Dubois, and that said Abrm. Hasbrouck
first give a deed in trust, to convey the same to him in
fee simple, after said Hasbrouck obtains a patent, and also
unto Nathl. Lefever, the lands in his possession and a pro-
portionate part to each of them, of the undivided lands
comprehended in their patent and claimed by the owners
of the Paltz patent, (New Paltz and Shawangunk, Ulster
Co.,) 39

Feb. 23. Order for Mr. Elting to serve a copy of his petition
on Mr. Hasbrouck, and appointing a day for the parties
to be heard in relation thereto, and that Mr. Elting do
give security to answer such charges as shall be awarded, 40

Feb. 24. Bond of Noah Elting and George Harrison, for the
sum of £30, to pay such costs and charges as shall be
adjudged unto Abrm. Hasbrouck and others, in case the
petition of said Noah Elting be found frivolous, 41

March 2. Petition of Nich's Colton and Edward Wilkins,
praying letters patent for 2,000 acres of land in Evans'
patent, lying in the highlands, in the county of Orange,
upon and between the mountains contiguous to the lands
lately granted to the children of Richd. Bradley, deceased, 42

April 10. Answer and petition of John Becker and Johannes
Eckerson, in pursuance to his Excellency's order, showing
why the prayer of the petition of Wm. Bauch and others
ought not to be granted, and praying letters patent for
3,000 acres of a tract of land purchased by them from
the Indians, (Middleburgh, Schoharie Co.,) 43

April 13. Petition of Johannes Saml. Pruyn and DirckBratt
Van Schoonmaker, praying a license to purchase 4,000
acres of a tract of vacant land, situate in the county of
Albany, on the south side of the Mohawks river, and on

35

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Page.
1753. the west of Schoharie creek, near a kill called by the

Indians Canagharagarie, 44

April 16. Caveat entered by Thomas Ellison against grant-
ing to John Chambers and Company or any others, the
soil under the water of Hudson's river fronting the lot of
land on which he dwells until he shall be further heard
concerning the same, 45

April 27. Petition of Rudolph Staley and Johan Joost Herch-
heimer, junr., praying a license to purchase 16,000 acres
of a tract of woodland, situate in the county of Albany,
on the south side of the Mohawks river above the fall
called the Long Fall, adjoining the southernmost patent
of Burnett's field, and extending southerly into the woods,
(German Flats and Columbia, Herkimer Co.,) 46

April 27. Caveat entered by Frances Nicoll, widow, against
granting to Thomas Ellison, the soil under Hudson's river
fronting the lot of land on which she dwells until she be
heard concerning the same, 47

April 28. Petition of Abrm. Deyou, praying letters patent
for 2,000 acres of the land in Evans' patent in the county of
Ulster to the southward and southwest of the New Paltz
patent, 48

May 1. Petition of Teady Magin, praying a license to pur-
chase of the Indians 30,000 acres of a certain tract of
land in the county of Albany, beginning at the bounds of
Stone Rabey patent, and running from thence to a creek
called Canada kill, adjoining the patent of Canajoharie,
and is in breadth about twelve miles, (Oppenheim & Eph-
ratah, Fulton Co.,) , 49

May 6. Draught of the land patented to Wm. Bauch and
others, and of the lands adjacent thereto, claimed by
Johannes Becker and Teunis Eckerson, as having been
conveyed and confirmed to them both by purchase, and a
deed of gift from the Indians, (Middleburgh, Schoharie
Co.,) (see page 43,) 50

May 19. Indian deed to Lambartus Starnbergh, of two tracts
of land lying at Schohary in the county of Albany, the first
of which beginning in the east line of the lands granted to
Myndert Schuyler and others, called the Schohary patent,
and at the northwest corner of a tract of land granted to
Lewis Morris and Andries Quieman, and runs from thence
along the said line of Schohary patent north twenty-five
degrees east one hundred and forty chains, then south
seventy-five degrees, east one hundred and fifteen chains,
then south twenty-five degrees, west one hundred and forty
chains to the said tract granted to Lewis Morris and An-
dries Queman, and then along the same to the place where
this tract began, containing 1,500 acres; the other tract
begins at the southeast corner of the said tract granted to
Lewis Morris and Andries Quieman, and runs from thence
south twenty-seven degrees, west one hundred and thirty
chains, then north*seventy-five degrees,_ west one hundred
and twenty-five chains to the said east line or bounds of

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Page.
1753. Schohary, and then along the same and the bounds of the
said tract granted to Lewis Morris andAndries Quieman,
to the place of beginning, containing 1,600 acres, (Scho-
harie, Schoharie Co.,) indorsed with 51

May 19. Certificate of Cadwallader Colden, junr., that the
bounds described therein are correct, and that the purchase
money had been paid to the Indians in his presence, &c, 51

Mary 19. Indian deed to Johannes Becker and others, of a
certain tract of land about six miles west from Schohary
in the county of Albany, on the northeast side of a creek
called by the Indians Aschalege, and by the Christians
Cobus kill, containing 6,000 acres, (Carlisle and Cobles-
kill, Schoharie Co.,) indorsed with 52

May 19. Certificate of Cadwallader Colden, junr., that the
purchase money has been paid to the Indians in his pre-
sence, &c, 52

May 29. Petition of Annatie U. Ziellie, David Becker and
others, freeholders and inhabitants upon the low lands
at Schohary in the county of Albany, praying a grant of
1,000 acres of woodland adjoining their plantations, and
petitioned for by Thomas Eckerson and others, (Middle-
burgh, Schoharie Co.,) 53

May 29. Caveat entered in behalf of Annatie V. Ziellie,
widow, David Becker and others, against Thomas Ecker-
son and others, obtaining a grant of the unpatented lands
adjoining their plantations at Schohary in the county of
Albany, until they be heard concerning the same, 54

June 6. Petition of Jacob Starnberger and others, praying
a license to purchase of the Indians 8,000 acres of a cer-
tain tract of land situate in the county of Albany at Scho-
hary, between the large patent of Schohary and the patent
of Renselaerwyck, on both sides of Foxes' creek, (Scho-
harie, Schoharie Co.,) 55

June 27. Petition of David Schuyler and others, praying a
license to purchase of the Indians a certain tract of vacant
land about 7£ miles square, situate in the county of Albany,
adjoining the west side of a lake called Caniadarage, and
contiguous to lands lately granted to Adam Young, (Plain-
field, Richfield and Exeter, Otsego Co., and Winfield,
Herkimer Co.,) 56

July 4. Petition of John Schuylef and Abrm. Douw, in behalf
of themselves and others, praying a license to purchase
of the Indians 28,000 acres of a' certain tract of land lying
in the county of Albany, on the south side of the Mohawks
river, on both sides of a creek called Ooks creek, (Sacon-
daga patent, chiefly in Fulton Co.,) 57

July 16. Return of survey for John Frederick Bauch and
others, of a certain tract of land containing 36,000 acres
situate in the county of Albany to the westward of Scho-
hary and on the south side of a creek called by the Indians
Otsgarage, and by the inhabitants Cobus kill, (Cobles-
kill, Schoharie Co.,) 38

July 18. Petition of Johannes Becker, Junr., and others,

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Page.
1*753. praying letters patent for a certain tract of land, situate
about six miles west of Schohary, in the county of Al-
bany, on the north side of a creek, called by the Indians
Aschalege, and by the Christians Cobus kill, containing
6,000 acres, (Carlisle and Cobleskill, Schoharie Co.,) (see
page 52,) 59

July 18. Petition of Lambertus Starnbergh and Adam Starn-
bergh, praying letters patent for two certain tracts of
land, lying at Schohary, in the county of Albany, and
containing together about 3,100 acres, (Schoharie, Scho-
harie Co.,) (see page 51,) GO

July 26. Petition of Jacob Timberman and Johan Joost
Snell, praying a license to purchase of the Indians 4,000
acres of a certain tract of land, lying in the county of
Albany, on the north side of the Mohawks river, about
six miles below the great flatts, between the lands there,
belonging to Petrus Van Driesen and Corns. Cuyler,
(Manheim, Herkimer Co.,) , 61

July 20. Petition of Johannes Lawyer, Junr., and others,
praying a license to purchase of the Indians 8,000 acres
of a certain tract of land, lying in the county of Albany,
about twelve miles west of Schohary, on the west and
north side of a patent, granted to Jacob Borst, Mathw.
Bowman and others, (Sharon, Schoharie Co.,) 62

July 28. License to Johannes Lawyer, Junr., and others, to
purchase of the Indians 8,000 acres of a certain tract of
land, lying in the county of Albany, about twelve miles
west of Schohary, on the west and north side of a patent,
granted to Jacob Borst, Mathew Bowman and others,
(Sharon, Schoharie Co.,) 63

July 28. Petition of James Stewart, in behalf of himself and
others, praying a license to purchase of the Indians 8,000
acres of a parcel of land, lying in the county of Albany,
on the north side of the Mohawks river, beginning at the
south and southeast corner of a tract of land, granted to
Arent Stevens, Dow Fonda and others, and from thence
to the bounds of Peter Winne and Hans Hunns patents,
called Sachendage, and also two small parcels of land,
containing together 500 acres, lying on the north side of
the Mohawks river, one of which lies between the lands
of Walter Butler and Marian Scott, and the other be-
tween the patents of Col. Schuyler, De Peyster Van Slyke
and others, (Johnstown, Fulton Co.,) , 64

August 7. Petition of John McNeile and others, praying a
license to purchase of the Indians a certain tract of land,
4 miles square, situate in the county of Albany, on the
south side of the Mohawks river, about eight miles to the
westward of Conagoharie castle, contiguous to lands
there, belonging to David Young, lying partly between
two places, called by the Indians Johaide and Joshua,
(Stark, Herkimer Co., and Springfield, Otsego Co.,) 65

August 27. Petition of Ury Rightmeyer and Hendk. Weaver,
in behalf of themselves and others, praying a license to

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PagQ.
1753. purchase 32,000 acres of a certain tract of land, situate in
the county of Albany, to the southward of Schoharie, be-
ginning at the southernmost bounds of a patent granted
to Capt. Edwd. Clarke and others, called Breakabine, and
running from thence up along both sides of Schohary
creek, "to the patent of the Vanbergens, running ten miles
into the woods, on each side of the said creek, (Blenheim

and Broome, Schoharie Co.,) (see page 69,) 66

August 31. Petition of Augustine Moore and John Meyer,
praying letters patent for 4,000 acres of a certain tract of
land, lying in the county of Albany, on the south side of
the Mohawks river, about twelve miles distant from said
river, to the west of a tract granted to Peter Wagener,
David Schuyler and others, and to the southeast of a
tract granted to James Henderson and others, (Blenheim

and Broome, Schoharie Co.,) 67

Sept. 21. License to Ury Rightmeyer and Hendk. Weaver,
in behalf of themselves and their associates, to purchase of
the Indians 32,000 acres of a certain tract of land, situate in
the county of Albany, to the southward of Schohary, be-
ginning at the southernmost bounds of a patent, granted
to Captn. Edwd. Clarke and others, called Breakabine,
and running from thence up along both sides of Schoharie
creek, to the patent of the Vanbeigens, running ten miles

into the woods, on each side of said creek, with 09

Sept, 7. Appointment of John Dies, by Cadwallader Colden
and Alexr. Colden, as deputy surveyor, to survey the

same, 69

Sept. 1. Return of survey for John Chambei-s and others, of
the water lots, fronting the lands of the owners and pro-
prietors of lands on Hudson's river, between the north
bounds of the lands of said John Chambers, and the
north bounds of the lands of Thomas Ellison, (at New-
Windsor, Orange Co.,) 70

Sept. 1. Map of the soil fronting the lands of the owners and
proprietors of lands on Hudson's river, between the north
bounds of the lands of John Chambers, and the north

bounds of Thomas Ellison's land, 71

Sept. 10. Return of survey for Lambertus Harnbergh and
Adam Harnbergh, of two certain tracts of land, contain-
ing together 3,000 acres, lying at Schohary, in the county

of Albany, (Schoharie, Schoharie Co.,) 72

Sept. 10. Return of survey for Johannes Becker, Junr., and
others, of a certain tract of land, situate about six miles
west from Schohary, in the county of Albany, on the
north side of a creek, called by the Indians Aschalege,
and by the Christians Cobuskill, containing 6,000 acres,

(Carlisle and Cobleskill, Schoharie Co.,) 73

Sept. 27. Extract of letters patent of confirmation granted
to Wm. Leveridge, of three tracts of land lying in Kats-
kill, near the fall of water called by the Indians Quata-

vichnack, (Greene county,) 74

Sept. 13. Bond from John Van Dyck and Jacob Van Dyck,

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Page.

1753. to Thomas Eckeroon and others, for £50, conditioned
that the said John Van Dyck shall pay to said Thomas
Eckerson and others, the costs and charges that may be
awarded to the said Eckerson and others, by reason of a
caveat entered by said John Van Dyck in behalf of him-
self and others, against granting letters patent to Thos.
Eckerson and others, for a certain tract of land lying on
both sides of Schohary creek, in the county of Albany,. 75
Oct. 2d. Petition of Ury Rightmeyer and others, praying
letters patent for 8,000 acres of a certain tract of land
situate in the county of Albany, about eight miles to the
southward of Schohary, between the lands patented to
Capt. Edward Clarke and to Garet Van Bergen, Erancis
Salsbury and others, (Blenheim, &c, Schoharie county,). 78
Nov. 7. Petition of Hendk. Peterson and other Mohawk
Indians, praying that the Germans may have part of the
land that Teady Magin intends taking up, (Russia, Nor-
way, Salisbury, West Brunswick, <fcc., Herkimer county,) 77
Nov. 13. Indian deed to Frederick Miller, Adam Scheifer
and others, for a certain tract of land lying on the south
side of the Mohawks river, and bounded as follows, viz. :
on the north and northwest sides thereof upon Wnggoners,
on the east and northeast sides upon Cherry Valley and
another small patent of 500 acres, on the south and south-
west sides thereof upon Livingston's patent, and upon the
west side upon the lake called by the Indians Otseke, and
a creek issuing out of the said lake, being a branch of
Susquehannah river, indorsed with 77

1761. March 30. Deposition of Jchn Butler, that the contents
thereof was interpreted to the Conojohary Indians, and

also with 77

March 23. Certificate of Win. Johnson, that the purchase
money specified therein was paid, 77

1753. Nov. 18. Indian deed to James Stewart and others, for a
certain tract of land beginning at the southeast corner
of the land purchased by and granted to Arent Stevens,
Dow Fonda and others, lying on the north side of
the Mohawks river, about twenty miles above Schenec-
tady, and about four miles and a half from the Mohawks
river, and running from thence northerly along westerly

bounds of a tract of land granted to Winne, Hance

Hunn and others, then southerly to the north corner of a
tract granted to Arent Stevens, Dow Fonda and others,
west to the rock on the side of Canigaghthudda creek,
where Stevens land began, from thence back the same line
north seven degrees, west eighty-nine chains to the west
side of Garoge creek, thence along the westerly side of
said creek, as it runs, to the place where another creek
called Caniahdutta, falls into the said Garoge creek, then
closing on Stone Arabie, and also two small parcels of land
on the north side of the Mohawks river, one of which
begins at the southwest corner of Walter Butler's land,
(Johnstown, Fulton county,) indorsed with 78

vol. xv.] LAND PAPERS. 279

Page.
1753. Nov. 18. Certificate of Peter Van Driesen, that the same

was surveyed in the presence of the Indians, and also with "78
Nov. 23. Certificates of Win. Johnson, that the purchase
money mentioned therein was paid, and the contents
thereof duly interpreted, 78

1752. July 8. Bond of Win. Spencer to Geo. Clerk, for ten pounds,

conditioned that he shall settle within six months, lot 85,
in the township of Cherry Valley, formerly taken up by
Charles Parker, and also that he shall be forthcoming for

the rents and profits thereof, (Otsego county,) with 79

List of articles contained in the obligations settled upon Mr.
Clark's land in Cherry Valley, 79

1753. April 27. Bond of Robert Shankland to Geo: Clerk, for £10,

conditioned that he shall settle within six months, lott 67,
in the township of Cherry Valley, and also that he shall
be forthcoming for the rents and profits thereof, (Otsego
county,) : 80

April 27. Bond of Geo: Burne to Geo: Clerk, for £10, con-
ditioned that he shall settle within six months, lot 6, in
in the township of Cherry Valley, and also that he shall
be forthcoming for the rents and profits thereof, (Otsego
county,) 81

May 9th. Bond of Geo. Rickart to Geo. Clerk, for £10, con-
ditioned that he shall settle within six months lots 4 and
5, in the township of Cherry Valley, and also that he shall
be forthcoming for the rents and profits thereof, (Otsego
county,) 82

May 12. Bond of Win. Farguson to Geo. Clerk, for £10,
conditioned that he shall settle within six months lot 35,
in the township of Cherry Valley, and also that he shall
be forthcoming for the rents and profits thereof, (Otsego
county,) 83

May 22. Bond of Peter Cratty to Geo. Clerk, for £10, con-
ditioned that he shall settle within six months lot 41, in
fhe township of Cherry Valley, and also that he shall be
forthcoming for the rents and profits thereof, (Otsego
county,) 84

July 10. "Bond of Bassil Taus to Geo : Clerk for £10, condi-
tioned that he shall' settle, within six months, lott 46, in
the township of Cherry Valley, and also that he shall be
forthcoming for the rents and profits thereof, 85

Oct. 16. Bond of Alexr. Dunlop to Geo : Clerk for £10, con-
ditioned that he shall settle, within six months, lott 53, in
the township of Cherry Valley, and also that he shall be
forthcoming for the rents and profits thereof, (Otsego
county,) 86

Nov. 22. Bond of John Taus to Geo. Clerk for £10, condi-
tioned that he shall settle, within six months, lott 45, in
the township of Cherry Valley, and also that he shall
be forthcoming for the rents and profits thereof, (Otsego
county,) 87

Nov. 28. Bond of John Harper to Geo : Clerk for £10, con-
ditioned that he shall settle, within six months, lott 35,

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1753. in the township of Cherry Valley, and also that he shall
be forthcoming for the rents and profits thereof, (Otsego
county,) 88

1754. Jan. 31. Copy of the 26th, 27th, 56th and 59th articles of

his majesty's instructions to Sir Danvers Osborne. The
26th and 27th articles relate to appeals in courts of law.
The 56th relates to the granting and distributing 6f lands,
the quit rents to be reserved on every 100 acres of land
granted ; no person to be allowed more than 1,000 acres ;
due regard to be paid to the number of persons each
grantees family consists of, and his ability to cultivate the
same. The 59th article requires that every person apply-
ing for a grant of land, shall make it appear they are in a
condition to settle and cultivate the same ; that the sur-
veyor general cause a warrant of survey to be made out,
and that the same be entered in the auditor's office, and
registered in the secretary's office, &c, 89

Feb. 25. Report of the committee .of council, to whom the
56th and 59th articles of his majesty's instructions to Sir
Danvers Osborne, relating to the passing grants of lands,
were referred, 90

March 1. Petition of Fredk. Miller and others, praying a
further license to purchase of the Indians 24,000 acres of
a certain tract of vacant land, in the county of Albany,
on the south side of the Mohawks river, between a cei-
tain lake, called Otsege, and a creek called by the Indians,
Adaquicktinge, containing in the whole, about 30,000
acres, 91

March 1. Petition of Mathew Ferrall, in behalf of himself
and company, praying a further license to purchase of the
Six Nations of Indians, 130,000 acres of a certain tract
of land lying in the county of Albany, to the south and
southwest of Schohary, (Ephratah, Fulton county,) 92

March 5. Affidavit of Wm. Johnson, to prove the purchase,
by Mathw. Ferrall, of 130,000 acres of land, lying in the
county of Albany, to the south and southwest of Schohary, 93

March 1. Report of the committee, to whom was referred
the petition of Matthew Ferrall and others, praying for
a further license to purchase 130,000 acres of land from
the Indians, 94

March 1. Petition of John Christr. Hartwick, in behalf of
himself and others, praying a further license to purchase
of the Indians, 24,000 acres of land, in the county of
Albany, on the south side of the Mohawks river, to the
westward of Schohary, (Hartwick, Otsego county,) with 95

March 5. Affidavit of Wm. Johnson, to prove the purchase
of certain lands, by John Christr. Hartwick, of the Cono-
johary Indians, 96

March 5. Report of the committee, to whom was referred
the petition of John Christr. Hartwick, in behalf of him-
self and others, and the petition of Fredk. Miller and
others, praying a further license to purchase of the Indi-
ans, 24,000 acres of land, 97

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Pago.
175-1. March 14. Petition of Wm. Walton and others, praying let-
ters patent for making the wharf in Montgomery ward, in
the city of New York, fronting the east river, from Robt.
Livingston's lot to the east end of James Debrosses lot, a
free wharf for the shipping and unloading of goods, wares
and merchandize, (east of Beekman street, New York,). 98

April 26. Petition of Evert VVynkoop and Petrus E. Elmen-
dorph, praying the grant of a new charter to the corpora-
tion of Kinston, in the county of Ulster, 99

April 27. Indian deed to Johannes S. Pruyn and Dirck B.
Van Sconover, for three certain tracts of land, situate in
the county of Albany, to the west of Schohary, (Schoha-
rie county,) indorsed with 100

April 27. Certificate of Cadwallader Golden, Jun., that the
same was surveyed by him, and the purchase money men-
tioned therein was paid in his presence, and also with. . . 100

April 29. Certificate of Wm. Johnson, that the same was
duly executed, 100

May 1 . Return of survey for Ury Rightmeyer and others, of
three certain tracts of land, containing together 8,000
acres, lying in the county of Albany, about 8 miles to the
southward of Schohary, between the lands granted to
Capt. Edwd. Clarke, and to Garret Vanbergen, Frs.
Salisbury and others, (Blenheim and Broome, Schoharie
county,) 101

May 17. Draft of a warrant to Wm. Kempe, attorney gen-
eral, to prepare letters patent to Wm. Walton and others,
for a free wharf in the city of New York, {seepage 98,). 102

May 18. Indian deed to Rudolp Stale and Johan Joost
Herchkeimer, for a certain tract of land, situate in the
county of Albany, on the south side of the Mohawks
river, beginning on the south bank of said river, at the
uppermost marked tree, or westermost bounds of the patent
of the great flatts, and runs from thence along said river,
to a creek called ye Half Way kill, where it falls into the
said river, thence south thirty-eight degrees, west six hun-
dred and eighty chains, then south fifty-two degrees, east
six hundred and fifty chains to and along a tract of land
lately surveyed for Peter D. Schuyler and others, to a
tract of land granted to David Young and others, then
along the bounds thereof to another tract of land formerly
granted to James Henderson and others, and then along
the bounds thereof, north three hundred and thirty-five
chains, and south seventy-eight degrees, and east one hun-
dred and ninety-seven chains, and southeast one hundred
and twenty chains, and then north to the land formerly
purchased of the Indian proprietors thereof by the people
of the great flatts, and then along the same to the place
where the tract began, containing about 45,000 acres,
(German Flats and Columbia, Herkimer county,) indorsed
with 1 03

May 18. Certificate of Johan Joost Herchkeimer, justice of
the peace, that the same was duly executed, and also with 103
36

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Page.
1754. May 18. Certificate of Cadwallader Colden, junr., that the
same was surveyed by him and the purchase money men-
tioned therein paid in his presence, 103

May 27. Indian deed to David Schuyler, Peter D. Schuyler
and Nich's Pickett, for a certain tract of land lying in the
county of Albany, on on the south side of the Mohawks
river, and on the west side of a lake called Caniadarage,
containing 45,000 acres, (Schuyler's patent, Otsego Co.,)
indorsed with , 1 04

May 27, Certificate of Cadwallader Colclen, junr., that the
same was surveyed in the presence of the Indians, and the
purchase money mentioned therein, paid in his presence,
aud also with 104

May 27. Certificate of Hendk. Fry, justice of the peace, that
the same was duly executed, 104

May 29. Indian deed to Johan Joost Schnell and Jacob Timer-
man, for a certain tract of land lying at Canojohare, on
the north side of the Mohawx river in the county of
Albany, beginning at a large white pine tree marked with
a blace and three notches on four sides, standing on the
west side of a creek or stream of Avater called Cannady
kill, eleven chains below a great fall in said creek, ninety
chains from said Mohawks river, measured on a north,
twenty degrees east course, and runs from said tree north
eighty-four degrees, west one hundred chains, thence north
forty-five degrees, west eighty chains, thence south three
degrees thirty minutes, west sixty-eight chains to the said
Mohawks river, at a marked tree standing eight chains
below the mouth of a creek called by the Indians Cathe-
tackne, then up the stream of the said Mohawks river, as
it runs to a young walnut tree marked on three sides stand-
ing opposite to the dwelling house of Han Nickoll Her-
chen, then north fifty degrees, east forty chains, thence
south eighty degrees, east eighty chains, to the said creek
called Cathetackne, then up the stream thereof as it runs
to a birch tree marked with IS, being ninety-five chains in
a straight line, and from thence north seventy degrees,
east ninety-one chains to the said Cannady kill, and thence
down the stream thereof to the place of beginning, con-
taining about 3,600 acres, (Manheim, Herkimer Co.,) in-
dorsed with 105

May 29. Certificate of Cadwallader Colden, junr., that the
same was surveyed by him, and the purchase money men-
tioned therein paid in his presence, and also with 105

May 29. Certificate of Hendk. Fry, justice of the peace,
that the same was duly executed, 105

May 29. Indian deed to John Christr. Hartwick, for a tract
of land lying on the south side of the Mohawks river,
beginning on the west side of Susquehannah river at
the northerly bounds of a patent granted to Arent Bradt,
Volkert Van Veghten aud others, and running from thence
up the said river six miles to a young lime tree, standing
near said river extending in breadth from said river

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1754. into the woods six miles, (Hartwiok, Otsego Co.,) indorsed

with 106

May 29. Certificate of Win. Johnson, that the Indian pro-
prietors have duly acknowledged the sale thereof, and that
the purchase money therein mentioned was paid in his
presence, and also with 10G

May 30. Certificate of Cadwallader Colden, junr., that the
same was surveyed in the presence of the Indians, 103

June 6. Indian deed to Johannes Lawyer, junr., and others,
for a certain tract of land situate in the county of Albany,
to the westward of Schoharre, beginning on the east side
of a creek called Otsgarrege, and containing 13,000 acres,
(Sharon, Schoharie Co.,) indorsed with 108

June 6. Certificate of Cadwallader Colden, junr., that the
same was surveyed, and the purchase money mentioned
therein paid in his presence, and also with 108

June 6. Certificate of Jno. Babtist Van Eps, justice of the
peace, that the same Avas duly executed, 103

June 6. Indian deed to George Zemer and others, of a cer-
tain tract of land lying in the county of Albany, on the
east side of Schohary, beginning at the northeast corner
of the northermost of two tracts of land surveyed for
Lambertus Sternbergh, and runs from thence north twenty
seven degrees, east ninety-two chains, then south sixty-
six degrees, east one hundred and fifty-five chains, then
south thirty-one degrees, east two hundred and ten
chains, then south thirty-two degrees, west three hundred
and ninety-eight chains, then north fifty-nine degrees, west
four hundred chains to the bounds of the old patent of
Schohary, then along the bounds thereof north 25 degrees,
east thirty chains to a tract of land surveyed for Lamber-
tus Stenbergh, and then along the bounds thereof to a
tract of land granted to Johs. Lawyer and Phillip Bergh,
and then round and along the bounds of the same to the
first mentioned tract surveyed for Lambertus Stenbergh,
and thence to the place where the first mentioned tract
began, containing about 13,000 acres, (Schoharie, Scho-
harie Co.,) indorsed with 109

June G. Certificate of Cadwallader Colden, junr., that the
same was surveyed and the purchase money mentioned
therein paid in his presence, and also with 109

June G. Certificate of John Babtist Van Eps, justice of the
peace, that the same was duly executed, 109

June 29. Petition of some Muhheckkaunuck or river Indians,
praying compensation for the following tracts of land,
which have been patented without (as they allege) having
been purchased from them : A tract lying at Wohnock-
kanmeekkuk, to the east of Mr. Hoaftinan's, and running
south some miles ; another tract at the upper part of
Clavereck, or the south part of Kinderhook ; another
large tract on the east side of Hudson's river, opposite
Albany, beginning about two miles from the river, and
running south till it comes to Hudson's river, excepting

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1754. the meadows or low lands; the south part of Ransler's

Island, a little below Albany ; another large tract, east of

Kinclerhook, and reaching several miles to the east, taken

tip by Mr. Van Ransler ; and another large tract called

Tovichchook, 110

July 4. Petition of George Klock and Wm. Nellis, hi behalf
of himself and others, praying a license to purchase a cer-
tain tract of land, lying in the county of Albany, on the
north side of the Mohawks river, between two creeks
there, the one called Garoge creek, and the other Caio-
haron or Canada creek, beginning at the back or northerly
bounds of the patented lands there, on the said river,
formei'ly granted to Francis Harrison and others, and
tending from thence into the woods two miles and a half,
the whole breadth between the said creeks, and contain-
ing about 12,000 acres, (Oppenheim and Ephratah, Fulton

Co.,) ...Ill

July 5. Indian deed to Teady Magin, for a tract of land,
lying in the county of Albany, on the north side of the
Mohawks river, between two creeks there, the one called
Garoge creek, and the other Caioharon or Canada creek,
beginning at the distance of about five miles from said
river, on" the back of the northerly bounds of the lands
there, purchased by George Klock and Wm. Nellis, in
behalf of themselves and others, and extending from
thence seven miles into the woods, being in breadth the
whole distance between said creeks, (Oppenheim, Ephratah

and Stratford, Fulton Co.,) 112

July 22. Covenant of Augustine Moore, to convey to Golds-
brow Banyar, one-half of a tract of land, situate in the
county of Albany, about twelve miles to the south of the
Mohawks river, and lying to the west of a tract of land
granted to Peter Wagener, David Schuyler and others,
and to the southeast of a tract granted to James Hen-
derson and others, on his obtaining his majesty's letters
patent, for 4,000 acres of said tract, petitioned for by the
said Augustine Moore and John Myer, (Schuyler's patent,

Otsego Co.,) H4

July 30. Petition of David Schuyler and others, praying
letters patent, for a certain tract of land, lying in the
county of Albany, on the south side of the Mohawks
river, and on the west of a lake called Caniadarage, con-
taining 45,000 acres ; and also praying that John Myer
and Augustine Moore may each be granted 2,000 acres of
said tract, and that Coenradt Mathys may likewise be
granted 1,000 acres of said tract, (Schuyler's patent, Ot-
sego Co.,) 115

August 12. Petition of Saml. Rodman, of the county of
Westchester, and John Woolley, of Hempstead, in Queens
county, praying letters patent, for establishing with a
privilege a ferry across the East river, extending from
Anne Hooksneck to Gravelly or Cedar Tree brook, on the

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Pago.
1754. north side, and from the head of Hempstead harbour, to

Matagarisons bay, on the south side of said river, 116

August 24. Deed of Margaret Mahon, of the island of St.
Christopher, conveying in fee to her son John Mahon, all
the lands, tfec., in the province of New York, Long Island
or the Jerseys, late the property of her father, Ebenezer
Wilson, deceased, 117

Sept. 3. Petition of Hendk. Ten Eyck, praying letters patent,
for a small piece of land, in the county of Albany, on the
south side of the Mohawks river, between two patents
there, the one formerly granted to said Hendk. Ten Eyck,
and the other to Johannes Visger, containing 195 acres,
(Glen, Montgomery Co.,) 118

Sept. 3. Petition of James Stewart and others, praying letters
patent, for 24,000 acres of two certain tracts of land, lying
in the county of Albany, on the north side of the Mo-
hawks river, one of which lies adjoining a tract of land
granted to Arent Stevens and others, and the other con-
tiguous to the lands belonging to Walter Butler and
Marian Scott, (Johnstown, Fulton Co.,) 119

Sept. 16. Promise of some Conajohary Indians, to give to
John Fellys a piece of land, instead of a piece which he
lost in the patent of Peter Wagener, 120

Sept. 30. Petition of Wm. Bauch and others, praying letters
patent, for three tracts of land, lying in the county of
Albany, on both sides of Schohary creek, except the part
to the eastermost of said three tracts, lying to the north-
east and southeast of little Schohary or Mill creek, and
controverted by Jonannes Becker and Johannes Eckerson,
and the petitioner on behalf of Thomas Eckerson ; and
also for three small islands, in Schohary river, containing
altogether about 4,000 acres, (Middleburgh, Schoharie
Co.,) 121

Oct. 14. Petition of Rudolph Staley, John Joost Herkimer,
Junr., and others, praying letters patent for 34,000 acres
of a certain tract, lying in the county of Albany, on the
south side of the Mohawks river, adjoining to the patent
of the great flatts, and containing about 45,000 acres,
(German Flats and Columbia, Herkimer Co.,) 122

Oct. 28. Indian deed to Richd. Shuckburgh, for a certain
tract of land, lying in the Mohawks country, about four
miles above the Mohawk castle, on the west side of Tien-
onderoge, alias Schohoree creek, in the county of Albany,
being bounded on the north by the patents of John P.
Maybe and Jacob Glen and Co., southwesterly by the
patent of Wm. Cony, and easterly by the Tienonderoge
or Schoharee creek, containing 1,166 acres, (Glen, Mont-
gomery Co.,) indorsed with 123

Oct. 25. Certificate of John Lewis, that the same was sur-
veyed by him in the presence of the Indians, and also
with 123

Oct. 25. Certificates of Wm. Johnson and John Lewis, that

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Page.
1754. the purchase money mentioned therein was paid in their

presence, and that the same was duly executed, 123

Nov. 21. Petition of Richd. Shuckburgb. and Jacobus Van
Dyck, praying letters patent for a certain tract of land in
the county of Albany, about four miles above the Mohawks
Castle on the west side of Tienonderoga or Schohary
creek, bounded northward by lands granted to James De
Lancey and others, southerly by lands granted to Wm.
Correy and others, and eastwardly by Schohary creek,
containing 1,166 acres, and also for a small tract on the
south side of the Mohawks river, in the county of Albany,
lying between the lands granted to Capt. Jno. Scott and
the lands granted to James De Lancey and others, on
both sides of a creek called Aries creek, containing 177
acres, (Glen, Montgomery county,) 124

Nov. 6. Covenant of Wm. Bauch and Nich's York, in behalf
of themselves and Jacob Fredk. Lawyer, to convey to
Johan Joost Mattys and Johan Nich's Mattys, 50 acres
out of the eastermost end, and 100 acres out of the wester-
most end of three certain tracts of land lying in the county
of Albany, on both sides of Schohary creek, on their ob-
taining letters patent for the same, (Middleburgk, Schoha-
rie county,) 125

July 5. Indian deed to George Klock and "Wm. Nellis and
others, for a certain tract of land lying in the county of
Albany, on the north side of the Mohawks river, between
Garoge Creek and Caiharon or Canada creek, beginning
about two miles and a quarter from said river, at the back
or northerly bounds of the patented lands there on the
said river, formerly granted to Frs. Harrison and others,
but since belonging to said George Klock and others, and
extending from thence into the woods two miles and a
half, the whole breadth between the said two creeks being
bounded towards the east by Garoge creek, towards the
north by the lands purchased by Teady Magin, towards
the west by Canada creek aforesaid, and towards the south
by the patented lands aforesaid, containing about 12,000
acres, (Oppenheim, andEphratah, Fulton county,) indorsed
with 126

Nov. 16. Certificates of John Lewis and Hendk. Fry, justice
of the peace, that the same was surveyed by him in the
presence of the Indians, and that the purchase money was
•paid, and also that the same was duly executed, 126

Dec. 10. Petition of George Klock, "Wm. Nellis and others,
praying letters patents for a certain tract of land in the
county of Albany, on the north side of the Mohawks river,
between Garoge creek and Caiharon or Canada Creek, (see
page 126,) 127

Dec. 1 8. Return of survey for George Klock and "Wm. Nellis,
and others, of a tract of land lying in the county of
Albany, on the north side of the Mohawk river, contain-
ing 16,000 acres, with map of the same, 128

Dec. 19. Return of survey for Abrm. Duyon, of a certain

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Pago.

1754. tract of land lying- on the west 3ide of Hudson's river, in
the county of Ulster, containing 175 acres, being part of
the lands formerly granted to Capt. John Evans, (New
Paltz, Ulster county,) : • • • 129

1755. Feb. 1. Return of survey for James Stewart, Hamilton

Stewart and others, of a certain tract of land lying in the
county of Albany, on the north side of the Mohawks
river, near Canighadutta creek, containing 24,000 acres,
(Johnstown, Fulton county,) 132

Feb. 1. Return of survey for David Schuyler, Nich's Pickard
and others, of a certain tract of land lying in the county
of Albany, on the south side of the Mohawks river, and
on the west side of a lake called Caniadaraga, containing
43,000 acres, (Schuyler's patent, Otsego county,) 133

Feb. 5. Petition of Johannes Saml. Pruyn and Dirck Bratt
Van Schoonhoven, praying letters patent for three tracts
of land lying in the county of Albany, on the west side
of Schohary, containing together about 2,300 acres, 134

Feb. 5. Petition of Jacob Timberman and Johan Joost
Schnell, praying letters patent for a tract of land at Cona-
joharie, on the north side of the Mohawks river, in the
county of Albany, containing about 3,600 acres, (Man-
heim, Herkimer county,) I35

Feb. 28. Petition of Johannes Becker, Johannes Eckerson
and Thos. Eckerson, praying letters patent for three tracts
of land at Schohary, in the county of Albany, the first of
which begins at the southeast corner of the patent of
Schohary^ formerly granted to Myndert Schuyler, being
on the north side of a brook called the Mill creek or little
Schohary ; the second of which begins at the same place
and runs thence south thirty-eight degrees, &c, and the
third of which is a small piece of land known by the name
of Hunters land, lying on both sides of said Mill creek,
containing together 2,330 acres, (Middleburgh, Schoharie
county,) 136

April 5. Petition of John Christr. Hart wick and others,
praying letters patent for a certain tract of land in the
county of Albany, on the south side of the Mohawks river,
beginning on the west side of Susquehannah river, at the
northerly bounds of a patent granted to Volkert Oothoudt,
John De Witt and others, and running from thence up
the said river six miles to a young lime tree standing near
said river, marked with the letters I-W, 1754, extending
in breadth from said river into the woods six miles, con-
taining about 24,000 acres, 137

April 25. Petition of Jacob Foltz, Johan Joost Peterie and
others, praying a license to purchase from the Indians '■■
50,000 acres of a tract of land in the county of Albany,
on the north side of the Mohawks river, between two
creeks, called Cajoharon and Canada creek at Burnet's
field, and runs twenty miles into the woods, (Herkimer

Co,) -138

June 21. Promissory note of John Dies, for the payment of 1 1

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1755. £155, to Cadwallader Colden and Alexr. Colden, as their
fees for the survey aud return of a tract of land for
Rudolph Staley, Johan Joost Herchkeimer and others,
with receipt of Alexr. Colden, acknowledging the pay-
ment thereof, ...... 139

July 22. Petition of Godfried Miller, Adam Scheifer and
others, praying letters patent for a certain tract of land
lying in the county of Albany on the south side of the
Mohawks river, bounded northerly by the lands granted
to John Lindsey and othei's, southerly by a tract granted
to Volkert Othout and others, and westerly by the lake
Otsege and lands purchased by Jno. Christopher Hart-
wick, containing about 32,000 acres, (Middlefield, Otsego
Co.,) 140

July 17. Return of survey for John Christr. Hartwick and
others, of a tract of land in the county of Albany, on the
south side of the Mohawks river, beginning at the north-
westerly bounds of a tract of land granted to Volkert
Othout and others, and runs thence west four hundred
and eighty chains, <fec, containing 21,500 acres, (Hart-
wick, Otsego Co.,) 141

1756. Sept. 30. Indenture between Severyn Sybrandt and Joanna,

his wife, of the first part, and Mary Alexander, widow,
and sole executrix of James Alexander, deceased, of the
other part, bargaining and selling to her, the said Mary
Alexander, all that ninth part of Van Dam's ninth part
of the tract of land in the county of Dutchess, commonly
called the little or second nine partners tract, (Milan, Pine
Plains, &c, Dutchess Co.,) 142

1755. Dec. 20. Petition of Gilbert Burnet, eldest son and heir at

law of Wm. Burnet, deceased, praying the annulment of
letters patent, dated 9th April, 1719, for a certain tract of
land containing 1,000 acres, Avhich was patented to Ann
Mullender, and subsequently conveyed to Wm. Burnet,
the bounds of which as described in said patent were
found to be incorrect, and also praying a grant of said
tract, described as follows, beginning at the northeast
corner of the land granted to Hugo Frere, and runs then
south forty-five degrees, east one hundred chains to the
side of the mountains, thence along said mountains south
thirty degrees, west one hundred chains, thence north
forty-nine degrees, west one hundred and six chains to
the line of Hugo Frere, and thence along the line of Hugo
Frere as it runs north thirty degrees and thirty minutes,
east one hundred and six chains to the place of beginning,
(New Paltz, Ulster Co.,) 142

1756. March 12. Advertisement of Stephen V. Cortlandt and Pierre

V. Cortlandt, executors and devisees of P. V. Cortlandt,
deceased, giving notice of their intention of selling several
lots of land lying in the manor of Cortlandt, in the county
of Westchester, in order to satisfy several debts owing

i,: by said testator, ' 144

1759. Feb. 12. Petition of some Houseatonuck or Stockbridge In-

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Page.

1759. dians, praying his majesty's approbation, for disposing
of a certain tract of land in the province of New York,
bounded easterly by the line dividing the government of
Boston from New York, northerly by New Hampshire,
westerly by some lands formerly patented, southerly partly
by Van Schaacks and Company's patent, and by the
Patroon's patent, together with all the lands north of said
Patroon's in the government of New York, east of Hud-
son's river, which remain unpatented to Josiah Haywood
and others, by granting letters patent for the same, 145

Feb. 12. Petition of Josiah Haywood and others, praying a
license to purchase of the Indians a certain tract of land
land in the county of Albany, bounded northerly by the
manor of Renslaerwyck, southerly by the patents of Kin-
derhook, Claverack and Westenhook, 146

Feb. 13. Petition of Samuel Robins, Asa Douglass and others,
praying letters patent for a certain tract of land to the
southward of the manor of Renslaerwyck, and to the
eastward of Kiuderhook patent, (Columbia Co.,) 147

May 25. Petition of John Tabor Kempe and Goldsbrow Ban-
yar, praying letters patent for a certain parcel of land in
the county of Orange, in the precinct of Haverstraw, con-
taining 218 acres, late the property of Jobs. Mutts, who
died without an heir, with 147

June 21. Draft of the 62d instruction of his majesty which
relates to the disposal, &c, of escheats and forfeitures,. . 147

May 23. Caveat of Vincent Mathews, against granting let-
ters patent for any of the lands within Evans' patent
until he be first heard, (Ulster Co.,) 143

May 25. Caveat of John Tabor Kempe, against granting let-
ters patent for any of the lands within Evans' patent until
he be first heard, (Ulster county,) 148

June 21. Petition of Johannes Montauie and others, praying
a grant of two houses and lots of ground in the city of
New York, one of which is situate in Chamber St., late
the property of Patk. Smith, who died intestate, and
which became vested in Rachel, his wife, and devised by
her to said Johannes Montanie and others, 148

June 21. Petition of Vincent Mathews and David Mathews,
praying letters patent for two tracts of land lying in the
county of Orange, near Puplops kill in the highlands,
adjoining on both sides of the lands granted to George
Bradley and his sisters, and the lands granted to John
Nelson, and the lands granted to Gabriel and Win. Lud-
low, containing 1,800 acres, (Monroe, Orange Co.,) 149

Dec. 25. Certificate of Herbert de Munster, major of the 4th
battalion royal American regiment, that Francis Gurney
has served for the space of 4 years, 151

1760. Jan. 10. Petition of John R. Bleecker and others, praying a

license to purchase of the Indians, 30,000 acres of a tract
of land lying to the north eastward of the city of Albany,
on the east side of Hudson's river, to the north of manor
of Renselaer, to the west and south west of Hosick patent,
37

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Pago.
1760. and to the east of Tomhenack creek, (Cambridge, Wash-
ington county, and Pittstown,Schaghticoke and Lansing-
burgh, Rensselaer county,) 152

Feb. 1. Petition of James Bradshaw, in behalf of himself
and his associates, Nathl. Taylor and Dank Taylor and
others, praying letters patent for a ti'act of land on the
east side of Hudsons river, six miles square, beginning at
Fort Edward, and running thence along Hudsons river
towards Lake George, and to be laid out in the form of a
township, (Kingsbury, Washington county,) 153

Jan. 22. Petition of Danl. Prindle and 39 others, praying a
grant of a township, six miles by eight miles, lying on the
west of the township supposed to have been granted to
James Bradshaw, of New Milford, in Litchfield, (Queens-
bury, Warren county,) 154

Feb. 11. Obligation of Elihu Marsh and 36 others, who were
admitted as partners in the tract of land granted to Danl.
Prindle and others, binding themselves to pay to sd. Danl.
Prindle, their proportion of the costs and charges of sur-
veying and dividing said tract, and also to settle a fiunily
upon each right by them respectively owned, within the
time limited, (Queensbury, Warren county,) {seepage\hi^) 155

Feb. 14. Petition of Jehiel Hawley and 85 others, praying
letters patent for a tract of land sufficient for a township
of twelve miles square, lying to the eastward of Fort
Edward, upon Wood creek, (Washington county,) 156

Feb. 13. Petition of Nathan Seelye and 39 others, praying a
grant of a township of land, six miles square, at South
bay, or Wood creek, or adjoining upon Mr. Prin die's,
north or south, (Washington county,) 157

Feb. 18. Petition of Benjamin Hoy t and 35 others, praying a
grant of a township of the land at or near Tionderoga,
and that the same be laid out so as to include the mills
near the fort at Ticonderoga, and the land on both sides
of Wood creek, 158

Feb. 20. Memorial of James Bradshaw, Danl. Prindle, True-
man Hinman, Ebenezer Lacy, Jehiel Hawley and Benj :
Hoyt, in behalf of themselves and their respective com-
panies, praying to have their several grants of land located
as follows, viz. : That said Trueman Hinman and company
be placed to the eastward of the lands granted to James
Bradshaw and company ; that Ebenezer Lacy & Co. be
placed to the westward of Trueman Hinman and Co., and
to the eastward of said Danl. Prindle & Co. ; and that
Jehiel Hawley and Co. be placed to the eastward of said
Trueman Hinman and Ebenezer Lacy and their Cos., to
extend so far eastward as to be clearly within the province
of New York, and to extend so far northward as to com-
prehend the quantity of lands prayed for in their respective
petitions, — 159

Feb. 22. Petition of Isaac Lawyer, John R. Bleecker and 48
others, praying a license to purchase of the Indians, three
tracts of land in the northern part of the county of Albany :

vol. xv.] LAND PAPERS. 291

Pago.
1760. The first of which is bounded on the south by the manor
of Renslaerwick, on the west by Hudson's river, on the
north partly by lands granted by the patent of Schachti-
cook and partly by the lands granted by the patent of
Hosick, and on the east by said patent of Hosick, includ-
ing all the lands in Hudsons river opposite to the said
tract. Another tract of about 600 acres, formerly reserved
in the patent of Schachticook for the use of the Indians.
And also another tract, bounded southerly by the said
Hosick patent, on the west and south west by the patent
of Saraghtoge, on the north by the northerly side of a
rivulet, called Batten kill, and on the east by the patent
of Wollomscock, and also by a line from the northwesterly
corner of said Wollomscock patent, due north to the north
side of said Batten kill, (Cambridge, Washington county,
Pittstown, &c, Rensselaer county,) 160

March 3. Petition of Wm. Cockroft and others, praying
letters patent for 26,000 acres of a tract of land, lying
between Fort Edward and the falls of Wood creek, and
also two tracts of 500 acres each, one for a glebe, and the
other for the maintenance of a school master, (Hartford,
Washington county,) 161

March 3. Petition of Enos Ay res, praying letters patent for
1,000 acres, of three small pieces of land lying in Evans
patent, on the north side of the road leading from Goshen
to the water side, above the mountains of the Highlands,
(Orange county,) 162

March 5. Petition of Elijah Miller, Robt. Graham, Wm.
Hooker Smith, and others, to the number of eighty, pray-
ing letters patent for 51,000 acres of land in the northern
part of the province, bordering on Lake Champlain, and
also two tracts of 500 acres each, one for a glebe, and the
other for the maintenance of a school master, 163

March 20. Return of a survey for Nichs. Colton and Edward
Wilkins, of four tracts of land, lying the county of Orange,
in Evans' patent, containing together, 2,000 acres, 164

March 18. Affidavit of Edward Wilkins, in relation to his
petition, praying letters patent for four tracts of land in
Evans patent, in the Highlands, in the county of Orange,
upon and between the mountains near the lands granted
to the children of Richd. Bradley, 165

March 27. Affidavit of Nichs. Coulton, confirming the claims
set forth in the affidavit of Edwd. Wilkins to the lands
petitioned for by him, 166

April 5. Affidavit of Vincent Mathews, in relation to the
contract made between him and Nichs. Colton, for the
lands lying in Evans' patent, in controversy between him,
the said V. Mathews, and Edwd. Wilkins, 167

April 17. Affidavit of Michl. Warner, confirming the facts
set forth in the affidavit of Vincent Mathews, in relation
to the contract between him and Nichs. Colton, for lands
lying in Evans' patent, in the county of Orange, 168

April 18. Affidavit of Fletcher Mathews, in relation to the

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Page.
1760. contract made between his father, Vincent Mathews, and
Nichs. Coulton, for lands lying in Evans' patent, in the
county of Orange, 169

April 24. Affidavit of Wm. Smith, to support the grant of
lands, on petition of Nichs. Coulton and Edwd. Wilkins,
(see 2Ki(/e 164,) 1 70

March 26. Petition of James Bradshaw, in behalf of himself
and Co., praying letters patent for a tract of land 6 miles
square, to begin at Fort Edward, and run from thence
along Hudson's river, towards Lake George, together
with the unpatented islands in Hudson's river, opposite
said tract ; also two lots of 500 acres each, one for a glebe
and the other for the maintenance of a school master,
(Kingsbury, Washington Co.,) 171

April 5. Petition of Wm. Winne, John Winne and 38 others,
praying a license to purchase of the Indians, such a con-
venient tract of the unpatented lands, situate in the
county of Albany, lying between the western bounds of
the manor of Renslaerwyck, and the tract commonly
called the patent of Schoharie, and then running along the
said western boundary of the manor of Renslaerwick, to
the southwest corner of said manor, and along the south
line thereof, to the tract commonly called Coyerman's
patent, and inclosed by lines parallel to the southwest
boundary of the manor of Renslaerwick, at the distance
of four miles therefrom, 172

March 10. Petition of David Abeel and James Abeel, pray-
ing a license to purchase of the Indians, a small tract of
land, containing about 2,000 acres, lying in the county of
Albany, on the east side of Hudson's river, opposite the
Half Moon, to the north of a parcel of land granted to
Fredk. Morris, Chs. Williams and others, and bounded on
the west by Hudson's river, (Lansingburgh, Rensselaer
Co.,) 173

[No date.] Petition of Jacob Vanwagenen and nine others,
owners of a tract of land, late the property of Jacobus
Aertse, deceased, lying in the county of Ulster, on both
sides of the Rondout kill, and known by the name of
Maggewarsick ; and also that tract of upland, that lies to
the south of the aforesaid lands, to the bounds of the New
Paltz, praying that if the trustees of the town of Kings-
ton should petition for a grant or confirmation of said
tracts, that such their petition may not be granted, until
they or their council be served with a copy thereof, and
have an opportunity of being heard, 1 74

May 9. Petition of Sarah Magin, widow of Teady Magin,
Wm. Fox and eleven others, praying letters patent for
26,000 acres of the land purchased by Teady Magin, pur-
suant to a license granted by Govr. Clinton, (seepage 49,) 175

May 13. Petition of Wm. Smith and Edwd. Wilkins, pray-
ing that a warrant be issued to the surveyors genl., for
surveying and setting off 800 acres of land, lying in the
Highlands, in the county of Orange, in Evans' patent, in

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Page.
1760. lieu of the 800 acres granted to Vincent Mathews and

David Mathews, with 176

May 13. Affidavit of Edwd. Wilkins, in relation to the value
of the 800 acres of land, granted to David Mathews and
Vincent Mathews, compared to a like quantity in any
other part of Evans' patent, 176

[No date.] Petition of John Benninchoff and others, pray-
ing a license to purchase of the Indians, 40,000 acres of a
tract of land, lying in the county of Albany, on the north
side of the Mohawks river, above Burnet's field, bounded
northwesterly by the patent of Ariskene, southerly by
three tracts of land, one granted to Fredk. Morris and
others, another to Joseph Warrel and others, and the
other to Jno. Linn and others, southeasterly by a tract of
land, on Canada creek, granted to Peter Winne, and
northerly by the unpatented lands there, (Herkimer Co.,) 177

July 31. Petition of Wm. Cockeroft and others, praying
letters patent for 26,000 acres of the vacant lands, lying
between Fort Edward and falls of Wood creek, (Hart-
ford, Washington Co.,) 178

August 4. Petition of Archibald McBride, James Crawford,
Junr., John Umphry and Archd. McNeile, praying letters
patent for 4,000 acres of the unpatented lands, in Ulster
county, on the west side of the Wall kill, in the western
part of the land formerly granted to Capt. John Evans,. . 179

August 4. Petition of Archd. McBride, James Crawford,
James White and David Crawford, praying letters patent
for 4,000 acres of the unpatented lands, in the county of
Ulster, on the west side of the Wall kill, in the western
corner of the land formerly granted to Capt. John Evans, 180

August 15. Petition of Thomas Moore and Lewis Pintard,
praying letters patent for 1,300 acres of a tract of land,
in the county of Orange, on the west side of Hudson's
river, and partly on the back of the lands there, granted
to Dr. Saml. Staats, being part of the lands formerly
granted to Capt. Jno. Evans, 182

August 20. Petition of Wm. Smith and Edwd. Wilkins, re-
citing the prayer of a former petition, presented by them,
on the 13th May, 1760, and praying an immediate deter-
mination thereof, (Monroe and Cornwall, Orange Co.,) . . 183

Sept. 13. Petition of Oliver De Lancey, Peter Du Bois,
Philip Schuyler and Garret Abeel, and their associates, to
the number of 100 persons, praying a license to purchase
of the Indians, 100,000 acres of a vacant tract of land,
lying in the county of Albany, above Saratoga, on the east
side of Hudson's river, adjoining a tract granted to Phillip
Schuyler, Junr., and others, and to begin at the northeast
corner of said tract, and to run southerly along said tract
four miles, then east twelve miles, then northerly fourteen
miles, then west fourteen miles, and then southerly ten
miles, to the northern bounds of the above mentioned
tract, then along the same tract to the place where it first
began, (Argyle, Hebron, Hartford, &c, Washington Co.,) 184

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Page.
1*760. Sept. 11. Petition of Henry Wisner and three others, praying
letters patent for 4,000 acres of the unpatented lands
formerly granted to Capt. John Evans, in the county of
Ulster, on the west side of the Wall kill, and on both
sides of Shawangunk kill, 1 85

Sept. 12. Petition of Oliver De Lancey, Peter Du Bois, Philip
Schuyler and Garrett Staats and their associates, to the
number of 100 persons, praying a license to purchase of
the Indians 100,000 acres of two tracts of vacant land,
lying on both sides of the Mohawk river, above the Ger-
man Flatts ; the first of which lies on both sides of the Mo-
hawks river, between Cosby's manor and Ariskene patent
and on the rear of both said patents, and the other lying
above Fort Stanwix, to the northward of a tract granted
to Thos. Wenham and others, and on several branches of
the Mohawks river, (Deerfield and Whitestown, Oneida
county,) 187

Sept. 19. Petition of Johannes Van der Pool and Robt. Van
Deursen, praying the grant of a warrant to the surveyor
general to survey and run out a certain parcel of land at
a place called by the Indians Petann Hook, being on the
east of the lands patented to Derick Wessels and Garret
Teunisse, and to the north of the patented lands of the
township of Kinderhook, and to the south of the lands
of Jeremiah Van Renselaer, commonly called the Patroons "
patent, containing about 1,500 acres, 1 88

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1760-1763.

Page.

[No date.] Petition of Ebenezer Robison and 27 others,
volunteers in the service of the province of New York, in »
the year 1759, praying their proportion of the unpatented
lands in said province, as sett forth by proclamation of
Lieut. Govr. Delancy, 1

[No date.] Petition of Myndert Roseboom and three others,
praying letters patent for 4,000 acres of land lying in the
county of Albany, on the east side of Hudson's river,
north of the manor of Ranslarwyck, east of Hossack,
south of Wollomscock, and the south, north and west
bounds of the land laid out for Hendrick Snyder and
others, 2

[No date.] Petition of Jury Weever and George H. Bell
and their associates, praying letters patent for 25,000
acres of land lying on both sides of the Mohawk river,

above and adjoining Burnet's field, 3

1760. Sept. 9. Petition of Jacob H. Ten Eyck and four others,
praying license to purchase 5,000 acres of land lying in
the county of Albany, to the northward of Hunter's field
or Schoharie, on both sides of Schoharie, adjoining a tract
granted to Myndert Schuyler, Peter Van Brugh and others,
(Esperance, Schoharie county,) (see license, page 25,) ... 4

Oct. 15. Petition of Johan Joost Petrie and his associates to
the number of fifty persons, praying a renewal of the
license granted to him on the 6th April, 1755, to purchase
50,000 acres of land bounded southwardly partly by the
Mohawks river and partly by patented lands, eastwardly
by Caioharee or Canada creek, opposite Fort Hendrick,
and northwardly by Canada creek at Burnets field, and
extending into the woods, (Manheim, Salisbury, Norway
and West Brunswick, Herkimer county,) 5

Oct. 21. Petition of Samuel Auchmuty and eight others,
praying letters patent for 18,000 acres, (formerly petitioned
for and surveyed and laid out for them,) of that part which

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Page.
1760. remained unpatented of two tracts of land ; one of which
lies in the county of Albany, on the south side of the
Mohawks river, to the westward of Schenectady, and was
purchased in the year 1733, from the Indians, by Walter
Butler ; the other of which lies in the same county on the
north side of the Moquase river, near fifty miles above
Schenectady, and was also purchased from the Indians in
1734, by Jacob Glen and others, 6

Oct. 20. Petition of George Kloek, praying license to pur-
chase a small piece of land in the county of Albany, on
the north side of the Mohawks river, to the south of Can-
ada creek or Caihoree, bounded easterly by a tract granted
to William Nellis and others, containing about 800 acres,
(Herkimer county,) (see page 17,) 7

Oct. 27. Petition of Philip Livingston, in behalf of himself
and his associates, praying license to purchase a tract of
land in the county of Albany, on the south side of the
Mohawks river, bounded by the lands granted Rutger
Bleecker & Co., and southerly by lands granted to Peter
Van Wagener & Co., commonly called Wagener's patent,
* easterly by other patented lands, and westerly partly by
patented and partly by vacant lands, containing about
35,000 acres, as also another tract containing about 500
acres, lying in the county of Albany, on the south side
of the Mohawks river at Canajoharie, bounded by the
lands granted to Philip Livingston and others, lands grant-
ed to Rutger Bleecker and others, and by lands granted
to Hartman Windecker and others, 8

Oct. 27. Petition of Frederick Young and Corns. Ten Broeck,
in behalf of themselves and associates, praying license to
purchase a tract of land in the county of Albany, on the
south side of the Mohawks river near Canojoharie, bound-
ed southerly by lands granted to James Henderson and
others, northerly and westerly by patented lands, and
easterly by vacant lands, containing 30,000 acres, (Cherry
Valley and Sharon, Otsego and Schoharie counties,) .... 9

Oct. 28. Petition of Henry White and his associates, pray-
ing license, to purchase 25,000 acres of land lying on the
south side of the Mohocks river, beginning at the north-
westwardly bounds of the lands petitioned for by Oliver
Delancy and others, and extending along the rear of a
tract granted to Thos. Winham and others, towards Fort

Stanwix, 10

Oct. 30. Petition of Isaac Vrooman, praying letters patent
for a small tract of land in the county of Albany, on the
south side of the Mohawks river, between the patented
lands, to wit : bounded easterly by lands granted to Maritie
Damen, southerly by the manor of Renslaerwick, westerly
by other patented lands, and northerly by the Mohawks
river, containing with five small islands in said river,
opposite the said tract about 300 acres, 11

Oct. 30. Petition of Godfried Miller, Luke Van Ranst and
fourteen others, praying a warrant of survey and letters

vol. xvi.] LAND PAPERS. 297

Pago.
1760. patent for a tract of land lying in the county of Albany,
on the south side of the Mohawks river, bounded north-
erly by the lands granted to Peter Wagener & Co., east-
erly by lands granted to John Lindesay and others, south-
erly by a tract granted to Volkert Oothout and others,
and westerly by lake Otseghe and lands purchased by John

Christr. Hartwick, containing 32,000 acres, 12

Oct. 30. Petition of Hendrick Ten Eyck, praying letters
patent for a small tract of land in the county of Albany
on the south side of the Mohawks river, between the
patented lands, to wit : bounded easterly by lands granted
to Johannes Visker, southerly by other patented lands,
westerly by lands granted to said Hendk. Ten Eyck, and
northerly by the Mohawks river, containing about 200

acres, (Glen, Montgomery Co.,) 13

Nov. 1. Return of survey for Archibald McBride, James
Crawford, junr., James White and David Crawford, of
three tracts of land lying in the county of Ulster, on the
west side of the Wallkill or Paltz river, containing together
400 acres, being part of the lands formerly granted to Capt.
John Evans, (Wallkill and Crawford, Orange Co.,) with 14

Nov. 1. Plot or description of said three tracts, 14

Nov. 5. Draft of warrant to survey and lay out 800 acres of
land in the coimty of Orange, for Wm. Smith and Edwd.
Wilkins, to be returned together with 1,200 acres for-
merly surveyed for Nichs. Colton and the said Edwd.

Wilkins, (Monroe and Cornwall, Orange Co.,) 13

Nov. 5. Petition of John Bennechoff and nineteen others^
praying license to purchase 40,000 acres of a tract of
vacant land in the county of Albany, on the north side of
the Mohawks river, above Burnet's field, bounded north-
westerly by the patent of Oriskeene, northerly by three
tracts of land, the one granted to Fredk. Morris and
others, and the other granted to John Linn and others,
southeasterly by a tract of land on Canada creek, granted
to Peter Winne, and northerly by unpatented lands,

(Oneida Co.,) 16

Nov. 1. Draft of license to George Klock, to purchase a small
piece of land containing 800 acres, lying in the county of
Albany above Canojoharie on the north side of the Mo-
hawks river, to the south of a creek, commonly called
Canada creek or Caioharie, bounded eastwardly by a tract
of land belonging to Petrus Van Driesen, and northward-
ly by a tract granted to Wm. Nellis and others, (Herki-
mer Co.,) 17

# Dec. 1. Warrant of survey for Isaac Vrooman, of a tract of
land lying in the coimty of Albany, on the south side of
the Mohawk river ; also five islands lying in said river,
between the dwelling house of Saml. Cregier, and the
island called Green Island, including said island, contain-
ing together 250 acres of land, (Watervliet and 5 islands

in Mohawk river,) with 18

Dec. 1. Plot or description of said tract, 18

38

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Page.

1760. Nov. 10. Petition of Thomas Jones and his associates, pray-

ing license to purchase 25,000 acres of a tract of vacant
land lying on the head of the Mohawk river and its several
branches, and extending into the woods, (Hartford, Wash-
ington Co.,) 19

Nov. 20. Petition of Wm, Walton, Junr., Jacob Walton,
Thos. Walton and Gerard Walton, and their associates,
praying license to purchase 25,000 acres of the vacant
lands petitioned for by Thos. Jones, (Schuyler, &c, Her-
kimer county,) 20

Dec. 2. Return of survey for Hendk. Ten Eyck, of a certain
tract of land, containing 1 85 acres, lying in the county of
Albany, on the south side of the Mohawks river, begin-
ning at the north east corner of a tract of land formerly
granted to said Hendk. Ten Eyck, (Glen, Montgomery
county,) with 21

Dec. 2. Plot of said tract, 21

Dec. 10. Petition of Cadwallader Colden, Junr., and David
Colden, praying letters patent for a tract of land, not
exceeding 1,000 acres of the vacant and unappropriated
land, adjoining a tract of 2,000 acres formerly granted to
Cadwallader Colden, and to a tract in the possession of
said Cadwallader Colden, Junr., (Montgomery, Orange
county,) 22

Dec. 13. Return of survey for Philip Phillips, Beverly Robin-
son and Roger Morris, of the two first tracts of land, lying
in the county of Dutchess, at the distance of twenty miles
from Hudsons river, between the lands formerly granted
to Adolph Phillips and the equivalent lands surrendered
by the colony of Connecticut to the province of New
York, containing 4,505 acres, 23

Dec. 30. Return of survey for Philip Phillipse, Beverly Robin-
son and Roger Morris, of two tracts of land, lying in the
county of Dutchess, at the distance of twenty miles from
Hudsons river, and between the lands formerly granted to
Adolp Philipse and the equivalent lands surrendered by
the colony of Connecticut to the province of New York,
both tracts containing together, 4,725 acres, (the patent
of Adolp Phillips, now Putnam county,) with 24

Dec. 30. Plot of said two tracts, 24

Dec. 31. Ly cense to Jacob H. Ten Eyck and others, to pur-
chase 5,000 acres of a tract of land, lying in the county of
Albany, to the northward of Hunter's-field or Schoharie,
on both sides of Schoharie river, adjoining a tract of land
granted to Myndert Schuyler, Peter Van Brugh and oth-
ers, and lying between the said tract and the land com*
monly called Butler's purchase, (Esperance, Schoharie
county,) with 25

1761. April 16. Appointment of John R. Bleecker to survey said

tracts, 25

Jan. 6. Petition of Wm. Smith, Jr., Johannes H. Vrooman
and others, praying a license to purchase 25,000 acres of
unpatented land, lying on the south side of* the Mohawks

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Page.
1761. river, in the county of Albany, laying partly between two
rivulets, one called Otsquage, and the other Canojoharie
or Skremeling's kill, and partly to the southward of the
rivulet last mentioned, bounded northerly by certain lands
petitioned by or granted Philip Livingston, Corns. Lind-
say, and other patented vacant lands, southerly by unpa-
tented lands, and easterly by lands granted to Capt. Dick
and others, (Canajoharie, Montgomery county,) 26

Jan. 7. Petition of Jellis Fonda and others, his associates,
praying a license to purchase 25,000 acres of land, in the
county of Albany, on the south side of the Mohawks river,
to the northward of Otsquage creek, bounded southwardly
by said creek, easterly by lands petitioned for or granted
to Lansingh Livingston and others, and a small stream,
called Jurondonondago, westerly by the lands of John
Anderson and others, and northerly partly by lands
patented, and unpatented lands, (Stark and Danube, Her-
kimer county,) 27

Jan. 10. Petition of Alexr. Colden and three others, praying
letters patent for 4,000 acres of land, lying in the county
of Albany, on both sides of the Mohawks river, bounded
westerly, on both sides of said river, by a tract of land
granted to John Lyn and others, and easterly, on the
south side of said river, by lands granted to Rudolph
and others, and easterly, on the north side of said river,
by lands granted to John J. Petri and Conradt Richard
and others, and a tract granted to Peter Winne, (Herki-
mer, Schuyler and Frankfort, Herkimer county,) 28

Jan. 28. Petition of Arah. Ward and 29 others, praying
license to purchase a township of 25,000 acres of land, in
the province of New York, beyond Delaware river, bor-
dering on the province of Pensylvania, 29

Jan. 28. Petition of Zacharias Hawkins and 30 others, pray
ing license to purchase a township of 25,000 acres of land,
in the province of New York, beyond Delaware river,
bordering on the province of Pensylvania, 29

1760. Nov. 20. Petition of Abrm. Dowe and his associates, to the

number of 25 persons, praying license to purchase 25,000
acres of land, in the county of Albany, on the north side
of the Mohawks river, bounded southwardly by lands
petitioned for by John J. Petrie and others, eastwardly
by Canada creek, opposite Fort Hendrick, northwardly
by Canada creek and Burnets field, and extending between
said creeks into the woods, (Salisbury, West Brunswick,
&c, Herkimer county,) 30

1761. Jan. 29. Petition of Peter Van Brugh Livingston, Hendk.

Walraat and Thomas Smith, in behalf of themselves and
22 others, praying license to purchase 25,000 acres of land
on the south side of Oneida lake, lying between the royal
block house and the west end of Oneida lake, (Sullivan,

Lenox, Madison county,) 31

Feb. 16. Petition of Trueman Hinman and 65 others named,
and their associates, praying a grant of 36,000 acres of

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Page.
1761. land, to be laid out in a township between Fort Edward
and Crown Point, to be settled by seventy families,
together with 500 acres for a minister and also for a
schoolmaster, (Kingsbury, Fort Ann, Dresden, &c,
Washington county, and Ticonderoga and Crown Point,
Essex county,) 32

Feb. 20. Petition of Capt. Walter Rutherford," in behalf of
himself, and Capt. Quintin Kennedy, Lieut. John Duncan,
Lieut. George Coventry, and twenty-one other officers,
non-commission officers and soldiers, employed during the
war, praying license to purchase 25,000 acres of land, in
the county of Albany, on the south side of the Mohawks
river, to the southwest of Burnetsfield, on both sides a
branch of Susquehana river, called by the Indians, Janon-
derie, (Herkimer county ?) 33

March 9. Petition of James Rodgers and his associates,
praying license to purchase a certain tract of land, in the
county of Albany, on the west side of Hudson's river,
beginning at the falls on said river, above Fort Edward,
at the northwest bounds of the patent called Kayaderos-
seras, and running south westerly, on the line of said
patent, ten miles, then northwesterly to Hudsons river
aforesaid, and then down the said river to the falls therein,
the place of beginning, in order to enable them to obtain
letters patent for 25,000 acres of said tract, 34

March 9. Return of survey for Cadwallader Colden, Junr.,
and David Colden, of 720 acres of a tract of land in the
county of Ulster, part of the land formerly granted to
Capt. John Evans, (Montgomery, Orange county,) with . 35

March 9. Plat of said tract, 35

March 10. Petition of Major Robert Rogers and 24 others,
praying letters patent for 25,000 acres of a certain tract
of land, lying in the county of Albany, beginning at the
garison lands of Fort William Henry, from thence run-
ning west two miles, then northerly to the head of Put-
nam's brook, that falls into the northwest bay of Lake
George, then easterly to a place called the First Narrows,
on the said lake, to the place of beginning, including
the islands fronting the said tract, (Caldwell ? Warren
county,) (see page 39,) 36

March 16. Petition of John Jones and his associates, praying-
license to purchase a certain tract of land, lying about
three miles from the west end of Oneida lake, beginning
at the north east corner of lands lately petitioned for by
Thos. Jones and others, and runs from thence easterly
three miles, thence southerly four miles, thence westerly
three miles, thence northerly three miles, to the place of
beginning, containing about 8,000 acres, (Verona, Rome,
&c, Oneida county,) 37

March 16. Petition of Thomas Jones and his associates, pray-
ing license to purchase a certain tract of land, lying near
Oneida lake, beginning at the west end of Wood creek,

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Page-
1761. where said creek empties into the east end of said lake,
near the block house known by the name of Fort Howell,
runs thence northerly along Oneida lake, two miles, thence
easterly, by a line that shall be found parallel to the gen-
eral course of that part of Wood creek, three miles, thence
southerly four miles, then westerly three miles, and thence
northerly two miles to the place of beginning, containing
about 8,000 acres, (Vienna, Oneida county,) 38

March 10. Petition of Major Robt. Rogers and his associates,
praying license to purchase a certain tract of land in the
county of Albany, beginning at the garison lands of fort
William Henry, from thence running west two miles, then
northerly to the head of the brook called Putnam's brook,
that falls into the northwest bay of Lake George, then
easterly to a place called the First Narrows, on the said
lake, and from thence along the bank of said lake to the
place of beginning, (Caldwell ? Warren Co.,) 39

March 17. Petition of Mozes Hazzens and his associates,
praying license to purchase a certain tract of land lying
in the county of Albany, beginning on the north line of the
patent called Kayaderosseras at the distance of ten miles
from the northeast boundary of the said patent, then run-
ning southwesterly to the northwest bounds of the said
patent, then northerly to the lands granted by letters patent

to and Co., then northerly along the bounds of the

patent last mentioned to Hudson's river, then down the
said river to the northerly bounds of the lands lately peti-
tioned for by Capt. Jas. Rogers and his associates, then
southeasterly to the place of beginning, 40, 41

March 17. Return of survey for Godfried Miller and 14
others, of a certain tract of land lying in the county of
Albany on the south side of the Mohawks river, begin-
ning at a certain large Birch tree, marked with the letters
P. W., which said tree stands on the east side of Otsego
lake, then run from said birch tree along the bounds of a
tract granted to John Groesbeck, Peter Wagener and
others, to the west corner of a tract granted to Jno. Linde-
say, then along the said tract to another tract of 500 acres
granted to John Lindesay, then along said tract of 500
acres to the most northerly corner of a tract granted to
Volkert P. Oouthout, John Dewit and others, then along
the northerly and westerly bounds of last mentioned tract
to where the river issuing out of Otsego lake, crosses the
last mentioned bounds, then up along the east side of said
river as it runs to the aforesaid lake, then along the south
and southeast side of said lake to the aforesaid birch tree,
containing 29,000 acres of land, (Middleburgh, Otsego
Co.,) 42

March 23. Deed between Abrm. Palding of the one part,
and Wm. Leahy on the other, conveying for the considera-
tion of £300, a house and lot of ground 132 feet in length
and twenty-five feet front and rear, more or less, together
with all the edifices, buildings, &c, &c, appertaining to

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1761. said house or lott, lying in Montgomery's ward in city
of New York, and bounded as followeth : to the south-
ward joining on said Abrah. Palding's estate, inhabited
by Wm. Vernald, on the westwai'd joining on said Pauld-
ing's estate inhabited by Dr. Lockwood, to the north bind-
ing on Abram Pitt, and to the eastward, binding on Rosi-
vilt street, 43

March 26. Petition of John Christr. Hartwick and ten others,
praying letters patent for a certain tract of land in the
county of Albany, on the south side of the Mohawks
river, beginning on the west side of Susquehannah river
at the northerly bounds of a patent there gi-anted to Vol-
kert Oothout, John De Witt and others, and running
from thence up said river six miles to a young lime tree,
standing near the said river, marked with the letters H W,
1754, and extending in breadth six miles into the woods,
containing about 24,000 acres, (Hartwick, Otsego Co.,) . . 46

March 27. Petition of Sir William Johnson, baronet, and 39
others, praying license to purchase 40,000 acres of a tract
of land lying in the county of Albany, on the north side
of the Mohawks river near to Canojoharie castle, and
beginning at the northwesterly corner of the rear line of
a patent purchased by the late Teady McGin, of a creek
called by the Indians Dekayoharonwe, and running a
westerly course to the west bank of another creek or kill
called by the Indians Deyoshtoraron and the Christians
Canada kill, at Burnetsfield, from thence down along the
west side of said creek to the lands patented formerly, so
down to the Mohawks river, then running round the
several tracts of land already patented within the above
mentioned two creeks, from the rear line of the Mohawk's
river, (Fairfield, Salisbury, Norway, &c, Herkimer Co.,) 45

April 2. Petition of Ryer Schermerhorn, Jacob Schermer-
horn and John Q.uakenbush, in behalf of themselves and
20 others, praying license to purchase 25,000 acres of
land in the county of Albany, on the east side of the Hud-
son's river, between a certain tract called Wallumscot on
the south, and Batten kill on the north, and lies to the
east of a tract lately for, or granted to one Sawyer and
others, (White Creek, Washington Co.,) (see page 65,) . . 46

April 30. Caveat entered by Wm. Livingston, against grant-
ing any of the lands lying between the manor of Living-
ston and the manor of Renselaerwyck, within 20 miles to
the east of Hudson's river, until he is first heard, (Claver-
ack, &c, Columbia Co.,) 47

May 1. Caveat entered by Johs. Snyder, jr., and others, the
corporation of Kingston against the petition of Tobias
Wynkoop, Valentine Fiers, Peter Schuyler or any others,
who may petition for a grant of any lands to the south of
a northwest line to be drawn from the head of Sawyer
creek to the blue mountains, which might interfere with
the patent granted to the trustees of the corporation of
Kingston, » - ^

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Page.
1761. May 6. Petition of Philip Van Patten, Simon Schermerhorn,
and John Glen, junr., in behalf of themselves and their
associates, praying license to purchase 30,000 acres of land
in the county of Albany, on the north side of the Mohawks
river, about fourteen miles above Schenectady, to the
northward of a tract of land, called Caniaderosseros, and
to the southward of a tract called Sagendage, (Fulton

county?) 48

May 20. Indian deed to Arent Corlaer and Nich's. Lake, of
a certain tract of land lying on the east side of Hudson's
river, in the county of Albany, on both sides of a brook
or rivulet called by the Indians Tightillijaghtikook, and
by the people the south branch of Batten kill, bounded on
the south by the patent of Wallomsack ; on the west by
Sawyer's and Lansing's purchase, on the north by Batten
kill, and on the east by the high mountains, (White Creek,

Washington county,) 49

May 26. Certificate of Major John Spital, certifying that
John Garrison served 6| years as private soldier in Capt.
Thos. Smith's company, being the time for which he

engaged to serve, 50

May 27. Petition of Catharine Colden, Goldsbrow Banyar
and 11 others, praying letters patent for 1,000 acres to each
respectively, of land lying in the county of Albany, bounded
northerly by the manor of Renslaerwyck, westerly by the
lands granted to Andries Gardiner, the lands granted to
Burger Fuych and others, and the lands granted to the
inhabitants of Kinderhook, and south by the lands granted
to Henry Van Renselaer, known by the name of Claver-
ack, (Chatham, Austerlitz, Canaan, &c, Columbia county,) 51
May 29. Petition of George H. Bell and George Wever,
praying a license to purchase 25,000 acres of land in the
county of Albany, on the north side of the Mohawks
river, beginning at the west side of Canada creek, at Bur-
net's field, and runs along the north line of said patent of
Burnet's field westward till it meets with the east corner
of the manor of Cosby, thence northerly ten miles into
the woods, then easterly to Canada creek aforesaid, then
southerly along the said creek to the place of beginning,
(Newport, Herkimer county, and Trenton, Oneida county,) 5 1
June 3. Petition of Conradt Franck and 4 others, praying
letters patent for 5,000 acres of land lying in the county
of Albany, on the south side of the Mohawks river, be-
tween two tracts of land granted to Rudolph Staley and

six others, (German Flats, Herkimer county,) 53

June 10. Petition of Isaac Sawyer and GO others, praying
letters patent for four certain tracts of land lying in the
county of Albany, on the east side of Hudson's river, con-
taining in the whole about 60,000 acres, with such addi-
tions to the largest tract of the said four tracts, as will be
made by extending the east line thereof, north over Batten
kill, and thence forty chains, and from thence northeasterly
to the northeast corner of the patent of Saraghtoge,

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1761. which small addition of about 2,000 acres, being part of
the land formerly granted to Godfrey Dellius, is now vested
in the crown, (1st and 2d tract inSchaghticoke and Lansing-
burgh, the 3d tract in Pittstown, all in Rensselaer county,
and the 4th tract in Cambridge, Washington county,) . .54, 65

June 10. Petition of Vincent Mathews and David Mathews,
praying a return of survey, in order to obtain letters
patent for 800 acres of land, being part of a tract of 1,800
lying in the highlands, in the county of Orange, formerly
petitioned for by them, a part of which tract was also
petitioned for by Nich's Colton and Edward Wilkins, and
for which his honor the late Lieut. Governor, in council,
was pleased to order a warrant of survey to be made of
800 acres out of said tract, which warrant of survey was
denied them by reason of a caveat entered by Wm. Smith,
in behalf of himself and Edward Wilkins, against the
said survey, (Monroe, Orange county,) 56

June 15. Petition of Arent Van Corlaer, Nich's Lake and 3
others, praying letters patent for 5,000 acres of land lying on
the east side of Hudson's river, in the county of Albany, on
both sides of a brook or rivulet called by the Indians
Tightikillijagtikook, by the white people the south branch
of Batten kill, bounded on the south by the patent of
Wallumschack, on the west by Sawyer's and Lansingh's
purchase, on the north by Batten kill, and on the east by
the high mountains, (White Creek, Washington county,)
{see page 49,) 57

June 15. Petition of Johannes Lawyer and six others, pray-
ing letters patent for 11,000 acres of a tract of 13,000
acres formerly purchased from the Indians, lying in the
county of Albany, to the west of Schoharie creek, on the
north and west sides' of a tract of land formerly granted
to Jacob Borst, Barent Huser and others, (Sharon, Scho-
harie county,) 58

June 15. Petition of John McNeile and three others, pray-
ing letters patent for a certain tract of land lying in the
county of Albany, on the south side of the Mohawks
river, beginning at a hole where a stream runs into the
ground, being the beginning of a tract granted formerly
to Adam Young and others, (Stark, Herkimer county, and
Springfield, Otsego county,) 59

[No date.] Caveat entered by Volkert P. Douw, mayor, and
Abm. Ten Broeck, in behalf of the corporation of the city
of Albany, against granting to any person the quantity of
500 acres of meadow land, patented to said corporation
and their successors, in such part of Schaahtecogue, or
the land adjacent, as the said corporation should think
most convenient; also against granting the quantity of
1,000 acres of meadow land, lying at Tionnondorage,
which was conveyed by the same letters patent to the said
corporation and their successors, in such part of Tion-
nondorage, or the land adjacent, on both sides the river,
as they should think most convenient, . : 60

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Page.
1 701. June 1 7. Warrant to Cadwallader Colden and Alerr. Golden,
to survey for Johs. Vander Pool and Robert Van Duer-
6en, two certain tracts of land, containing together 2,500
acres, the first of which, containing 1,000 acres, was pur-
chased by a license obtained on a petition, presented by
Johs. Van Duersen, father of said Robt. Van Duersen
and John Vander Pool, to the honble. Geo. Clarke, lieut.
governor ; said tract lies in the county of Albany, on the
south side of the patented lands of Jeremiah Van Rense-
laer (commonly called the Patroon's patent,) and on the
north side of a patent granted to Burgher Huyck, John
Van Alstyne and others, and is on both sides of Kinder-
hook creek; and the other tract of 15,000 acres, lies at a
place called Petam's hook, being to the east of lands
patented to Derick Wessels and Garret Teunisse, and on
the north of the patented lands of the township of Kin-
derhook, and on the south of the line of the said Jere-
miah Van Renselaer, (Westenhook patent,) with 61

June 17. Appointment of Peter Dubois, as deputy surveyor,
to execute the above warrant, 61

June 17. Warrant to survey Westenhook patent, 62

June 23. Petition of Wm. Cunningham, praying letters
patent for three small tracts of land, containing together
8,000 acres, lying in the county of Albany, on the north
side of the Mohawks river, the first of which is situate
between the patent of the German flatts and Glen's pur-
chase, the second of which is bounded northeasterly by a
lott of woodland, in Burnet's field, called Number Six,
southwesterly by lott Number Five, and south by the
Mohawks river ; and the third of said tracts is bounded
by certain lotts of woodland, in Burnett's field, called and
known by the name of lots No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, No. 4,
No. 6 and No. 24, (Herkimer, Herkimer Co.,) 63, 64

June 24. Reasons offered by Ryer Schermerhorn, Jacob
Schermerhorn and John Quackenbos, in behalf of them-
selves and others, against granting the petition of Arent
Van Corlaer and others, praying a grant of 5,000 acres of
land, on the east side of Hudson's river, (White Creek,
Washington Co., ?) (see page 46,) 65

June 27. Return of survey for Johannes Lawyer, Jr., and
six others, of a certain tract of land, containing 7,000
acres, in the county of Albany, to the westward of Scho-
hary, on the north and west sides of a tract of 15,000
acres, formerly granted to Jacob Borst and others, (Sha-
ron, Schoharie Co.,) 66

June 29. Petition of Wm. Van Bergen, Martin Garetse Van
Bergen and James Umphry, Junr., praying license to pur-
chase 3,000 acres of a tract of land, lying in the county of
Albany, on the west side of Hudson's river, between
Cattskill creek and Schohary, near Batavia, (Windham,
Greene Co.,) 67

July 1. Petition of Abrm. Lott, Jr., and nineteen others,
praying letters patent for 20,000 acres of a tract of land,
39

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1761. lying in the county of Albany, on the north side of the
Mohawks river, between two creeks, the one called Gar-
oge creek, and the other Caioharon or Canada creek,
about five miles from said river, on the back or northerly
bounds of lands there purchased and since granted to
George Klock, Win. Nellis and others, and extending
from thence seven miles into the woods, (Oppenheim,
Ephratah and Stratford, Fulton Co.,) 68

July 2. Petition of Hendk. Schneyder and nine others, pray-
ing a grant of a certain tract of vacant land, lying in the
county of Albany, on the east side of Hudson's river,
bounded northerly by the patent of Wallumschack, south-
wardly by the manor of Renselaerwyck, westwardly by
the patent of Hoseck, and eastwardly by other vacant
lands, containing about 10,000 acres, (Hoosick, Rensselaer
Co.,) 69

July 6. Return of survey for Vincent Mathews and David
Mathews, of two tracts of land, containing together 180
acres, lying in the county of Orange, adjacent to Puplop's
pond, being part of the lands formerly granted to Capt.
John Evans, (Monroe, Orange Co.,) with 70

July 6. Draft of the same, 70

July 8. Petition of Jacob H. Ten Eyck and three others,
praying letters patent for two tracts of land, containing
together 3,500 acres, lying in the county of Albany, the
first of which was lately purchased by them, and lies on
the west side of Schoharie river, containing about 1,855
acres ; the second of said tracts lies on the east side of
Schoharie river, and is part of a large tract formerly pur-
chased by Walter Butler and others, and contains 1,645
acres, (Esperance, Schoharie county, and Duanesburgh,
Schenectady county,) 71

July 8. Petition of Fredk. Bell and his associates, praying
license to purchase a certain tract of land, containing
25,000 acres, lying in the county of Albany, to the